Security Bulletin: Vulnerability (CVE-2021-2163) in IBM Java Runtime affects CICS Transaction Gateway Desktop Editon

Summary

IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ is used by CICS Transaction Gateway Desktop Editon. The fix removes vulnerability CVE-2021-2163 that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-2163
**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: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200292 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM recommends you apply these fixes.

Product

| VRMF|APAR|Remediation / First Fix
—|—|—|—
CICS Transaction Gateway Desktop Edition| 9.2| Updated JRE’s have been made available on Fix Central as Fix packs.|

AIX: Fix Central Link

pLinux: Fix Central Link

xLinux: Fix Central Link

zLinux: Fix Central Link

Windows: Fix Central Link

CICS Transaction Gateway Desktop Edition| 9.1| Updated JRE’s have been made available on Fix Central as Fix packs.|

AIX: Fix Central Link

pLinux: Fix Central Link

xLinux: Fix Central Link

zLinux: Fix Central Link

Windows: Fix Central Link

CICS Transaction Gateway Desktop Edition|

9.0

| Updated JRE’s have been made available on Fix Central as Fix packs.|

AIX: Fix Central Link

pLinux: Fix Central Link

xLinux: Fix Central Link

zLinux: Fix Central Link

Windows: Fix Central Link

Solaris: Fix Central Link

Workarounds and Mitigations

None