Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client, IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management, and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (CVE-2021-35550, CVE-2021-35603)

Summary

Vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in October 2021. IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ is used by IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client, IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management, and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments and may be affected by the below vulnerabilities (CVEs).

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-35550
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a high confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211627 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2021-35603
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a low confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211676 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

_IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client Affected Versions
_|Fixing
Level|Platform|_Link to Fix and Instructions
_
—|—|—|—
8.1.9.0-8.1.14.0 (AIX)
8.1.7.0-8.1.14.0 (Linux)
8.1.0.0-8.1.14.0 (Macintosh)
8.1.0.0-8.1.14.0 (Windows)
| 8.1.15| AIX*****
Linux*****
Macintosh
Windows| <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6593819&gt;

***** The AIX and Linux platforms are only affected if using the web user interface.

_IBM Spectrum Protect for
Space Management Affected Versions
_|Fixing
Level|Platform|_Link to Fix and Instructions
_
—|—|—|—
8.1.9.0-8.1.14.0 (AIX)
8.1.7.0-8.1.14.0 (Linux)
| 8.1.15| AIX
Linux| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/316077

_IBM Spectrum Protect for
Virtual Environments:
Data Protection for VMware
Affected Versions
_|Fixing
Level|Platform|_Link to Fix and Instructions
_
—|—|—|—
8.1.0.0-8.1.14.0 (Linux)
8.1.0.0-8.1.14.0 (Windows| 8.1.15| Linux
Windows| <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6568701&gt;

_IBM Spectrum Protect for
Virtual Environments:
Data Protection for Hyper-V Affected Versions
_|Fixing
Level|Platform|_Link to Fix and Instructions
_
—|—|—|—
8.1.0.0-8.1.14.0 (Windows)| 8.1.15| Windows| <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6568701&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None