Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect Rational Developer for i and Rational Developer for AIX and Linux

Summary

There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Versions 7 and 8 that are used by Rational Developer for i and Rational Developer for AIX and Linux. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in April 2018 (CVE-2018-2783) and are included in the April update.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-2783 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Security component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141939&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Product Name

| Versions Affected
—|—
Rational Developer for i | 9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.1, 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.1.1, 9.5, 9.5.0.1, 9.5.0.2, 9.5.0.3, 9.5.1, 9.5.1.1, 9.5.1.2, 9.6.0, 9.6.0.1, 9.6.0.2, 9.6.0.3
Rational Developer for AIX and Linux, AIX COBOL Edition | 9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.1, 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.1.1, 9.1.1.2, 9.1.1.3, 9.1.1.4
Rational Developer for AIX and Linux, C/C++ Edition | 9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.1, 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.1.1, 9.1.1.2, 9.1.1.3, 9.1.1.4

Remediation/Fixes

Update the IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition of the product to address this vulnerability:

Product

| VRMF |Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—
Rational Developer for i | 9.0 through to 9.1 |

• For all versions, update the currently installed product using Installation Manager. ** **For instructions on installing this update using Installation Manager, review the topic Updating Installed Product Packages in the IBM Knowledge Center.

• Or, you can optionally download the update manually and apply interim fix: IBM SDK Java Technology Edition Critical Patch Update - April 2018 - RDi. Make sure to click on the Java 7.0****Update FC link to update to IBM Java 7 SR10 FP25.
  Rational Developer for i | 9.5 |

• For all versions, update the currently installed product to the 9.5.1.3 Fix Pack level using Installation Manager. ** **For instructions on installing this update using Installation Manager, review the topic Updating Installed Product Packages in the IBM Knowledge Center.

• Or, you can optionally download the 9.5.1.3 Fix Pack manually to get Java 8.0 updated to the IBM Java 8 SR5 FP15 level as described here: IBM SDK Java Technology Edition Critical Patch Update - April 2018 - RDi. The download links for Fix Packs are available on the RDi Fix List page.
  Rational Developer for i | 9.6 |

• For all versions, update the currently installed product to the 9.6.0.4 Fix Pack level using Installation Manager. ** **For instructions on installing this update using Installation Manager, review the topic Updating Installed Product Packages in the IBM Knowledge Center.

• Or, you can optionally download the 9.6.0.4 Fix Pack manually to get Java 8.0 updated to the IBM Java 8 SR5 FP15 level as described here: IBM SDK Java Technology Edition Critical Patch Update - April 2018 - RDi. The download links for Fix Packs are available on the RDi Fix List page.
  Rational Developer for AIX and Linux | 9.0 through to 9.1 |

• For all client versions, update the currently installed product using Installation Manager. For instructions on installing this update using Installation Manager, review the topic Updating Installed Product Packages in the IBM Knowledge Center.

• Or, you can optionally download the update manually and apply interim fix: IBM SDK Java Technology Edition Critical Patch Update - April 2018- RDAL. Make sure to click on the Java 7.0****Update FC link to update to IBM Java 7 SR10 FP25.