Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect WebSphere Service Registry and Repository due to October 2023 CPU

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition, used by WebSphere Service Registry and Repository. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2023. These issues are also addressed by WebSphere Application Server shipped with WebSphere Service Registry and Repository.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-22081
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK related to the JSSE component could allow a remote attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, and low availability impact.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268929 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:CVE-2023-22067
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the CORBA component could allow a remote attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268928 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2023-5676
**DESCRIPTION:**Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw when a shutdown signal (SIGTERM, SIGINT or SIGHUP) is received before the JVM has finished initializing. By sending a specially crafted request, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an infinite busy hang on a spinlock or a segmentation fault.
CVSS Base score: 4.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/271615 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

For all versions of WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio:

• Upgrade to WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio V8.5.6.3_IJ49208

For WebSphere Service Registry and Repository these issues are addressed by IBM WebSphere Application Server. Refer to the following security bulletins for vulnerability details and information about fixes:

• Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM® Java SDK affect IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty due to the October 2023 CPU

Workarounds and Mitigations

None