IBM36A705DC8B6AC07E5E1B5A8DC14844EA4E83EADB8FEAFAB5BF02844C75250EE3Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Cloud Paks are vulnerable to multiple vulnerabilities in Systemd (CVE-2018-15688 CVE-2018-15687 CVE-2018-15686)
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Summary
Several vulnerabilities were identified with versions of Systemd which is included in IBM MQ Cloud Paks.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-15686 DESCRIPTION: systemd could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a flaw in the unit_deserialize function. By sending a specially-crafted request using NotifyAccess, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152039> for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2018-15687 DESCRIPTION: systemd could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a race condition in the chown_one function. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to set arbitrary permissions on arbitrary files.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152040> for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2018-15688 DESCRIPTION: systemd is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the dhcp6 client. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152041> for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM MQ CloudPak for IBM Cloud Private
v1.0.0 - v2.1.1
IBM MQ CloudPak for IBM Cloud Private on Red Hat OpenShift
v2.1.0 - v2.1.1
Remediation/Fixes
IBM MQ CloudPak for IBM Cloud Private
Apply FixPack IBM-MQ-Adv-Cloud-Pak-2.2.0 to upgrade to version 2.2.0
IBM MQ CloudPak for IBM Cloud Private on Red Hat OpenShift
Apply FixPack IBM-MQ-Adv-Cloud-Pak-2.2.0-RHOS to upgrade to version 2.2.0
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm mq certified container software | eq | 1.0.0 | |
| ibm mq certified container software | eq | 2.1.1 |
Related
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C