Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 7 Refresh 10 Fix Pack1 used by Predictive Insights 1.3.5 and Version 8 which is used by Predictive Insights 1.3.6. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in Apr 2017.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2017-3514** ****DESCRIPTION:*An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE AWT component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124893&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2017-3512**
DESCRIPTION:*An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE AWT component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124891&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2017-3511 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit JCE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124890&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2017-3509
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded Networking component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause low confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124888&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2017-3544**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Networking component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124920&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2017-3533**
DESCRIPTION: *An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Networking component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124910&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2017-3539**
DESCRIPTION:*An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded Security component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124915&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights 1.3.6 and earlier

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF| APAR| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights| 1.3.0,
1.3.1,
1.3.2| None| Upgrade to 1.3.3 or 1.3.5
and see workaround A

Upgrade to 1.3.6
and see workaround B
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights| 1.3.3,
1.3.5| None| See workaround A
IBM Operations Predictive Insights| 1.3.6| None| See workaround B

Workarounds and Mitigations

Installation Instructions – workaround A

As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI component, e.g scadmin
1. Download java-sdk-7.0.10.5 from Fix Central
2. Stop the UI server used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
/<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -stop
where UI_HOME is typically /opt/IBM/scanalytics/UI
3. cd <UI_HOME>
4. Rename JAVA SDK installation folder
mv ibm-java-x86_64-70 ibm-java-x86_64-70_orig
5. untar ibm-java-sdk-7.0-10.5-linux-x86_64.tgz into <UI_HOME> folder (this will create a new ibm-java-x86_64-70 folder in <UI_HOME>)
6. start UI server
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -start

Remove Update Instructions – workaround A

As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI component, e.g scadmin
1. Stop the UI server used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -stop
where UI_HOME is typically /opt/IBM/scanalytics/UI
3. cd <UI_HOME>
4. mv ibm-java-x86_64-70 ibm-java-x86_64-70_iFix
5. Replace the JAVA SDK installation folder with the original
mv ibm-java-x86_64-70_orig ibm-java-x86_64-70
5. start UI server
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -start

Installation Instructions – workaround B

As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI component, e.g scadmin
1. Download java-sdk-8.0.4.5 from Fix Central
2. Stop the UI server used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
/<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -stop
where UI_HOME is typically /opt/IBM/scanalytics/UI
3. cd <UI_HOME>
4. Rename JAVA SDK installation folder
mv ibm-java-x86_64-80 ibm-java-x86_64-80_orig
5. untar ibm-java-sdk-8.0-4.5-linux-x86_64.tgz into <UI_HOME> folder (this will create a new ibm-java-x86_64-80 folder in <UI_HOME>)
6. start UI server
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -start

Remove Update Instructions – workaround B

As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI component, e.g scadmin
1. Stop the UI server used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -stop
where UI_HOME is typically /opt/IBM/scanalytics/UI
3. cd <UI_HOME>
4. mv ibm-java-x86_64-80 ibm-java-x86_64-80_iFix
5. Replace the JAVA SDK installation folder with the original
mv ibm-java-x86_64-80_orig ibm-java-x86_64-80
5. start UI server
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -start