Security Bulletin: The IBM i Extended Dynamic Remote SQL server (EDRSQL) is affected by CVE-2021-39056

Summary

The IBM i Extended Dynamic Remote SQL server (EDRSQL) is vulnerable to the issue described in the vulnerability details section. IBM i has addressed the vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-39056
**DESCRIPTION:**The IBM i Extended Dynamic Remote SQL server (EDRSQL) could allow a remote authenticated user to send a specially crafted request and cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/214537 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

The issue can be fixed by applying a PTF to IBM i. Releases 7.4, 7.3, 7.2, and 7.1 of IBM i will be fixed.

The IBM i PTF numbers containing the fix for the CVE are:

Release 7.4 - SI77996
Release 7.3 - SI77995
Release 7.2 - SI78002
Release 7.1 - SI78040

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral

_Important note: _IBM recommends that all users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to supported and fixed version of affected products.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None