Security Bulletin: Security vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect IBM License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool and Agent

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities related to IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition which is used and shipped by different versions of IBM License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool (ART) and Agent.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-4473 DESCRIPTION: Multiple binaries in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition on the AIX platform use insecure absolute RPATHs, which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163984 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-2019-11771 DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the inclusion of unused RPATHS in AIX builds. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject code and gain elevated privileges on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163989 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)

Affected Products and Versions

• LKS Administration and Reporting Tool version 8.1.5

• LKS Administration and Reporting Tool version 8.1.5.1

• LKS Administration and Reporting Tool version 8.1.5.2

• LKS Administration and Reporting Tool version 8.1.5.3

• LKS Administration and Reporting Tool version 8.1.5.4

• LKS Administration and Reporting Tool version 8.1.5.5

• LKS Administration and Reporting Tool version 8.1.5.6

• LKS Administration and Reporting Tool version 8.1.6

• LKS Administration and Reporting Tool version 8.1.6.1

• LKS Administration and Reporting Agent version 8.1.5

• LKS Administration and Reporting Agent version 8.1.5.1

• LKS Administration and Reporting Agent version 8.1.5.2

• LKS Administration and Reporting Agent version 8.1.5.3

• LKS Administration and Reporting Agent version 8.1.5.4

• LKS Administration and Reporting Agent version 8.1.5.5

• LKS Administration and Reporting Agent version 8.1.5.6

• LKS Administration and Reporting Agent version 8.1.6

• LKS Administration and Reporting Agent version 8.1.6.1

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to the version 8.1.6.2 for both IBM License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool (ART) and Agent. Refer to the Release Notes for download and upgrade instructions.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None