Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime

Summary

IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru has addressed the following vulnerabilities in IBM Runtime Environment Java Version 7.0.10.50. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2019.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-4473
**DESCRIPTION:**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.
CVSS Base score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163984 for the current score.
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:**AIX builds of Eclipse OpenJ9 before 0.15.0 contain unused 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/163989 for the current score.
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

Remediation/Fixes

These vulnerabilities are fixed in IBM Java Version 7.0 Service Refresh 10 Fix Pack 50 for AIX. A JRE update to this level of Java for MQIPT 2.1.0.4 is available to download from the MS81: IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru SupportPac page, via the Download package link. The JRE update files are named ms81_jre__platform__70sr10fp50, where platform is the operating system and architecture where MQIPT is running.

Workarounds and Mitigations

These vulnerabilities are fixed in IBM Java Version 7.0 Service Refresh 10 Fix Pack 50 for AIX.

A JRE update to this level of Java for MQIPT 2.1.0.4 is available to download from the MS81: IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru SupportPac page, via the Download package link.

The JRE update file is named ms81_jre_aix_ppc_70sr10fp50.