Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM Java SDK affects IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights

Summary

There is a vulnerability in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 7 Service Refresh 10 Fix Pack 1 that is used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights 1.3.5 and earlier.
There is a vulnerability in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8 Service Refresh 4 Fix Pack 1 that is used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights 1.3.6.
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights has addressed the applicable CVE.

These issues were also addressed by IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2018.

Vulnerability Details

If you run your own Java code using the IBM Java Runtime delivered with this product, you should evaluate your code to determine whether the complete list of vulnerabilities are applicable to your code. For a complete list of vulnerabilities, refer to the “IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin”, located in the References section for more information.

CVEID: _CVE-2018-2783
_DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Security component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141939 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights v1.3.6 and earlier

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF| APAR| Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights| v1.3.0, v1.3.1, v1.3.2, v1.3.3, v1.3.5| None| See Resolution A
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights| v1.3.6| None| See Resolution B

Installation Instructions – Resolution A

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1. Download ibm-java-sdk-7.0-10.25-x86_64-archive.bin from Fix Central

2. As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI, e.g. scadmin, 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. If necessary, make the .bin file executable:
chmod u+x ibm-java-sdk-7.0-10.25-x86_64-archive.bin

6. Run the ibm-java-sdk-7.0-10.25-x86_64-archive.bin to install the SDK into the <UI_HOME> folder.
When prompted for “Where would you like to install?”, supply the full path
<UI_HOME>/ibm-java-x86_64-70
This will create a new ibm-java-x86_64-70 folder in <UI_HOME>

7. As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI, start UI server
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -start

Remove Update Instructions – Resolution A

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1. As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI, e.g. scadmin, stop the UI server used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -stop

2. Replace the JAVA SDK installation folder with the original
mv ibm-java-x86_64-70 ibm-java-x86_64-70_7.0.10.25
mv ibm-java-x86_64-70_orig ibm-java-x86_64-70

3. Start the UI server<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -start

Installation Instructions – Resolution B

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1. Download ibm-java-sdk-8.0-5.15-x86_64-archive.bin from Fix Central

2. As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI, e.g. scadmin, 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. If necessary, make the .bin file executable:
chmod u+x ibm-java-sdk-8.0-5.15-x86_64-archive.bin

6. Run the ibm-java-sdk-8.0-5.15-x86_64-archive.bin to install the SDK into the <UI_HOME> folder.
When prompted for “Where would you like to install?”, supply the full path
<UI_HOME>/ibm-java-x86_64-80
This will create a new ibm-java-x86_64-80 folder in <UI_HOME>

7. Start the UI server
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -start

Remove Update Instructions – Resolution B
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1. As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI, e.g. scadmin, stop the UI server used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -stop

2. Replace the JAVA SDK installation folder with the original
mv ibm-java-x86_64-80 ibm-java-x86_64-80_8.0.5.15
mv ibm-java-x86_64-80_orig ibm-java-x86_64-80

3. Start the UI server<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -start

Refer to the following security bulletins for vulnerability details and information about fixes addressed by IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None