Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot on AIX and Linux (CVE-2018-1890, CVE-2018-12547)

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in January 2019. IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ is used by IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot (formerly Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager) on AIX and Linux.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1890 DESCRIPTION: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 on the AIX platform uses absolute RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users.
CVSS Base Score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152081&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2018-12547 DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the jio_snprintf() and jio_vsnprintf() functions. By sending an overly long argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157512&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

The following IBM FlashCopy Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot (fomerly Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager) components on Unix and Linux are affected:

• IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for DB2 versions on AIX and Linux x86 only:
  - 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.6.0
  - 4.1.0.0 through 4.1.6.2

• IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Custom Applications versions on AIX and Linux x86 only:
  - 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.6.0
  - 4.1.0.0 through 4.1.6.2

• IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Oracle versions on AIX and Linux x86 only:
  - 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.6.0
  - 4.1.0.0 through 4.1.6.2

• IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Oracle with SAP environments versions on AIX and Linux x86 only:
  - 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.6.0
  - 4.1.0.0 through 4.1.6.2

Remediation/Fixes

_IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Unix and Linux Release _ |First Fixing VRMF Level |

Platform

| _Link to Fix _
—|—|—|—

8.1

|

8.1.6.1

|

AIX
Linux

|

<https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-flashcopymanager/patches/v8r1/aix/v8161/&gt;
<https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-flashcopymanager/patches/v8r1/linux/v8161/&gt;

4.1 | 4.1.6.3 | AIX
Linux
|

<https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-flashcopymanager/patches/v4r1/aix/v4163/&gt;
<https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-flashcopymanager/patches/v4r1/linux/v4163/&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None