Security Bulletin: Kerberos vulnerability in IBM Java Runtime affects Collaboration and Deployment Services

Summary

There is a vulnerability in Java SE related to the Kerberos component in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version JRE8SR5FP36, JRE8SR5FP40 and JRE8SR6FP6 used by Collaboration and Deployment Services. This issue was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-2949
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Kerberos component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/169254 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF| APAR| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services| 8.2.0.0| PH28746| 8.2.0.0
SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services| 8.2.1.0| PH28746| 8.2.1.0

Fixes for Components:

SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services Repository Server deployed to WebSphere Liberty profile.

Important Notes:

For the Repository Server deployed to WebSphere Application Server traditional, it uses JRE for Websphere, please refer to Websphere document and upgrade JRE from IBM Installation Manager.

For the Repository Server deployed to other Application Server, please contact vendor for vulnerability and remediation information.

You should verify applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues in your environment.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None