Security Bulletin: A Security Vulnerability has been identified in the IBM Java SDK as shipped with IBM Security Verify Access.

Summary

A Security Vulnerability in the IBM Java SDK OpenJ9 affects the IBM Security Verify Access (ISVA) Appliance and Container images.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-28167
**DESCRIPTION:**Eclipse Openj9 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw in the jdk.internal.reflect.ConstantPool API. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to call static methods or access static members without running the class initialization method.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200533 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly.

IBM Security Verify Access (Docker Container)

For Version 10.0.0.0

• Obtain the latest version of the container by running the following command “docker pull ibmcom/verify-access:[tag]”

Where [tag] is the latest published version and can be confirmed here

For the ISAM/ISVA appliances

Affected Products and Versions

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Fix availability

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IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0.0

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10.0.5-ISS-ISVA-FP0000

Workarounds and Mitigations

None