Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Managed File Transfer could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information from diagnostic files. (CVE-2022-42436)

Summary

An issue was identified with IBM MQ Managed File Transfer where sensitive information was printed within diagnostics files.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-42436
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM MQ Managed File Transfer could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information from diagnostic files.
CVSS Base score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238206 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

The following installable MQ components are affected by the vulnerability:
• Managed File Transfer

If you are running any of these listed components, please apply the remediation/fixes as described below. For more information on the definitions of components used in this list see <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/installable-component-names-used-ibm-mq-security-bulletins&gt;

Remediation/Fixes

This issue was resolved under APAR IT42204.

IBM MQ version 8.0

Apply iFix for APAR IT42204

IBM MQ Version 9.0 LTS

Apply CSU 9.0.0.14

IBM MQ Version 9.1 LTS

Apply CSU 9.1.0.13

IBM MQ Version 9.2 LTS

Apply FixPack 9.2.0.7

IBM MQ Version 9.3 LTS

Apply FixPack 9.3.0.2

IBM MQ 9.1 CD and IBM MQ 9.2 CD and IBM MQ 9.3 CD

Upgrade to IBM MQ 9.3.1.1

Workarounds and Mitigations

None