Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights July 2019 CPU

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 7 Service Refresh 10 Fix Pack 1 that is used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights 1.3.5 and earlier.
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8 Service Refresh 4 Fix Pack 1 that is used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights 1.3.6.
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights has addressed the applicable CVEs.

These issues were also addressed by IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2019.

Vulnerability Details

If you run your own Java code using the IBM Java Runtime delivered with this product, you should evaluate your code to determine whether the complete list of vulnerabilities are applicable to your code. For a complete list of vulnerabilities, refer to the “IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin”, located in the References section for more information.

CVEID: CVE-2019-4473 DESCRIPTION: Multiple binaries in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition on the AIX platform use insecure absolute 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/163984&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
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: Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the inclusion of unused RPATHS in AIX builds. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject code and gain elevated privileges on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163989&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
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

IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights v1.3.6 and earlier

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix
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IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights | v1.3.0, v1.3.1, v1.3.2, v1.3.3, v1.3.5 | None | See Resolution A
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights | v1.3.6 | None | See Resolution B

Installation Instructions – Resolution A

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Java 7 updates are no longer released for WAS updates. See the following link for details.
<https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSAW57_8.5.5/com.ibm.websphere.nd.multiplatform.doc/ae/covr_javase6_eos.html&gt;
This also affects WebSphere Liberty that Predictive Insights uses.

Apply 1.3.6 Interim Fix 2 or later (targeted availability 3Q2019).

--OR–

Upgrade at least the UI component to the 1.3.6 version with iFix1 and continue with Resolution B
Note: You may choose to upgrade all components, but the 1.3.6 UI component will work with other PI components on version 1.3.5.

Remove Update Instructions – Resolution A

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1. As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI, e.g. scadmin, stop the UI server used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -stop

2. Replace the JAVA SDK installation folder with the original
mv ibm-java-x86_64-70 ibm-java-x86_64-70_7.0.10.45
mv ibm-java-x86_64-70_orig ibm-java-x86_64-70

3. Start the UI server<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -start

Installation Instructions – Resolution B

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1. Download ibm-java-sdk-8.0-5.40-linux-x86_64.tgz from Fix Central

2. As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI, e.g. scadmin, stop the UI server used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -stop
where UI_HOME is typically /opt/IBM/scanalytics/UI

3. cd <UI_HOME>

4. Rename JAVA SDK installation folder
mv ibm-java-x86_64-80 ibm-java-x86_64-80_orig

5. Unpack the SDK into the <UI_HOME> folder
tar xfz ~/Downloads/ibm-java-sdk-8.0-5.40-linux-x86_64.tgz
This will create a new ibm-java-x86_64-80 folder in <UI_HOME>

6. Start the UI server
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -start

Remove Update Instructions – Resolution B
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1. As the user that installed the Predictive Insights UI, e.g. scadmin, stop the UI server used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -stop

2. Replace the JAVA SDK installation folder with the original
mv ibm-java-x86_64-80 ibm-java-x86_64-80_8.0.5.40
mv ibm-java-x86_64-80_orig ibm-java-x86_64-80

3. Start the UI server<UI_HOME>/bin/pi.sh -start

Refer to the following security bulletin for vulnerability details and information about fixes addressed by IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights.

Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM® Java SDK affect WebSphere Application Server July 2019 CPU

Workarounds and Mitigations

None