Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Versions 8 used by IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility. The IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility have addressed the applicable CVEs and we recommend updating to the latest version to remediate.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-22081
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component could allow a remote attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, and low availability impact.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268929 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:CVE-2023-5676
**DESCRIPTION:**Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw when a shutdown signal (SIGTERM, SIGINT or SIGHUP) is received before the JVM has finished initializing. By sending a specially crafted request, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an infinite busy hang on a spinlock or a segmentation fault.
CVSS Base score: 4.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/271615 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.

IBM Installation Manager and IBM Packaging Utility| 1.9.x| IJ49075 IJ49074| 1.9.2.7 IBM Installation Manager Remediation
1.9.2.7 IBM Packaging Utility Remediation
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Workarounds and Mitigations

None