Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect Cloud Pak System

Summary

Multiple Vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Java SDK that is shipped with Cloud Pak System. IBM Cloud Pak System has addressed these vulnerabilities in the IBM SDk October 2021 CPU update, which includes the IBM SDK April and July 2021 CPU updates.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-2161
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Libraries component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200290 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2021-35560
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Deployment component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211636 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2021-35586
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the ImageIO component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211661 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-2021-35578
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211654 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-2021-35564
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Keytool component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211640 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2021-35565
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211641 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-2021-41035
**DESCRIPTION:**Eclipse Openj9 could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by not throwing IllegalAccessError for MethodHandles that invoke inaccessible interface methods. By persuading a victim to execute a specially-crafted program under a security manager, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212010 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2021-2369
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Library component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205796 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

2.3.0.1, 2.3.1.1, 2.3.2.0, 2.3.3.0, 2.3.3.1, 2.3.3.2, 2.3.3.3, 2.3.3.3 Interim Fix1

OS Images For Red Hat Linux Enterprise| 3.0.12.0 - 3.1.3.0

Remediation/Fixes

For unsupported version/release/platform IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported /release/platform of the product.

Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK as shipped with Cloud Pak System. In response to vulnerabilities Cloud Pak System upgraded Java to IBM SDK Java 8.0.7.0 This supersedes as it contains all CVEs as per IBM SDK Java CPU updates April and Jul 2021.

OS Image for RedHat Enterprise Linux update includes applicable CVEs CVE-2021-2388, CVE-2021-2369, CVE-2021-2432, CVE-2021-2341. Cloud Pak System v.2.3.3.4 provides new base images OS Image for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) : OS Image for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.1.4.0 and OS Image for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0.0.0.

For IBM Cloud Pak System V2.3.0 through to V2.3.3.3 Interim Fix 1.

upgrade to IBM Cloud Pak System V2.3.3.4 at Fix Central

Information on upgrading at : <http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887959&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None