Security Bulletin: IBM PowerVM Novalink is vulnerable because Java SE is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the Lightweight HTTP Server. (CVE-2022-21628)

Summary

IBM PowerVM Novalink is vulnerable because Java SE is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the Lightweight HTTP Server. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-21628
**DESCRIPTION:**Java SE is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the Lightweight HTTP Server. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238623 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:CVE-2022-21626
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Security component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238689 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:CVE-2022-21624
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Security component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to update, insert or delete data resulting in a low integrity impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238699 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2022-21619
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Security component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to update, insert or delete data resulting in a low integrity impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238698 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

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Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading based on the table below.

Update to pvm-novalink-2.0.1-230201

or

Update to pvm-novalink-2.0.3.1.1-230127

PowerVM Novalink| 2.0.1|

Update to pvm-novalink-2.0.1-230201

or

Update to pvm-novalink-2.0.3.1.1-230127

PowerVM Novalink| 2.0.2| Update to pvm-novalink-2.0.3.1.1-230127
PowerVM Novalink| 2.0.2.1| Update to pvm-novalink-2.0.3.1.1-230127
PowerVM Novalink| 2.0.3| Update to pvm-novalink-2.0.3.1.1-230127
PowerVM Novalink| 2.0.3.1| Update to pvm-novalink-2.0.3.1.1-230127
PowerVM Novalink| 2.1.0| Update to pvm-novalink-2.1.0-230209

Workarounds and Mitigations

None