Security Bulletin: Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system and Multiple binaries in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition on the AIX platform use insecure absolute RPATHs CVE-2019-4473 and CVE-2019-11771

Summary

Multiple binaries in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 7, 7R, and 8 on the AIX platform use insecure absolute RPATHs, which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users. IBM X-Force ID: 163984.
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.

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&gt; 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&gt; 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

IBM Java 7,7R1,8

IBM and Eclipse Foundation OpenJ9 0.11,0.12,0.13,0.14

Remediation/Fixes

You must replace the IBM® Runtime Environment, Java™ Technology Edition that is installed with IBM InfoSphere Optim Performance Manager for DB2 on Linux, UNIX, and Windows with the latest IBM® Runtime Environment, Java™ Technology Edition. Detailed instructions are provided in the tech-note: “Updating the IBM Runtime Environment, Java™ Technology Edition for InfoSphere Optim Performance Manager”

Workarounds and Mitigations

N/A