Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Appliance is affected by an OpenLDAP vulnerability (CVE-2020-25692)

Summary

IBM MQ Appliance has resolved an OpenLDAP vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-25692
**DESCRIPTION:**OpenLDAP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference. By sending a specially crafted TCP packet, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause slapd to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191968 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

This vulnerability is addressed under APAR IT37279.

IBM MQ Appliance version 9.1 LTS

Apply 9.1.0.8 interim fix firmware for IT37279, or later firmware.

IBM MQ Appliance version 9.1 CD

Upgrade to 9.2.2 CD interim fix firmware for IT37279, or later firmware.

IBM MQ Appliance version 9.2 LTS

Apply 9.2.0.2 interim fix firmware for IT37279, or later firmware.

IBM MQ Appliance version 9.2 CD

Apply 9.2.2 CD interim fix firmware for IT37279, or later firmware.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.