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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.1846
GSKit library patched in IBM MQ
25 June 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM MQ
IBM WebSphere MQ
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
HP-UX
IBM i
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-0702
Reference: ESB-2016.0601
ESB-2016.0543.2
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22013020
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22012982
Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) IBM security advisories.
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Security Bulletin: IBM MQ and IBM WebSphere MQ are affected by Side channel
attacks on modular exponentiation (CVE-2016-0702)
Security Bulletin
Document information
Software version: 7.0.1, 7.0.1.1, 7.0.1.2, 7.0.1.3, 7.0.1.4, 7.0.1.5, 7.0.1.6,
7.0.1.7, 7.0.1.8, 7.0.1.9, 7.0.1.10, 7.0.1.11, 7.0.1.12, 7.0.1.13, 7.0.1.14,
7.1, 7.1.0.1, 7.1.0.2, 7.1.0.3, 7.1.0.4, 7.1.0.5, 7.1.0.6, 7.1.0.7, 7.5,
7.5.0.1, 7.5.0.2, 7.5.0.3, 7.5.0.4, 7.5.0.5, 7.5.0.6, 7.5.0.7, 7.5.0.8, 8.0,
8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2, 8.0.0.3, 8.0.0.4, 8.0.0.5, 8.0.0.6, 8.0.0.7, 8.0.0.8, 9.0,
9.0.0.1, 9.0.0.2, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, 9.0.3, 9.0.4
Operating system(s): AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Software edition: All Editions
Reference #: 2013020
Modified date: 22 June 2018
Summary
IBM MQ and WebSphere MQ have addressed CVE-2016-0702
The GSKit cryptographic libraries supplied with MQ are impacted by the same
issue described in the OpenSSL disclosure.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-0702
DESCRIPTION: OpenSSL could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive
information, caused by a side-channel attack against a system based on the
Intel Sandy-Bridge microarchitecture. An attacker could exploit this
vulnerability to recover RSA keys.
CVSS Base Score: 2.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
111144 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
WebSphere MQ v7.0.1
* Maintenance levels 7.0.1.0 - 7.0.1.14
WebSphere MQ v7.1
* Maintenance levels 7.1.0.0 - 7.1.0.9
WebSphere MQ v7.5
* Maintenance levels 7.5.0.0 - 7.5.0.8
IBM MQ v8
* Maintenance levels 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.8
IBM MQ v9 LTS
* Maintenance levels 9.0.0.0 - 9.0.0.2
IBM MQ v9 CD
* Maintenance levels 9.0.0 - 9.0.4
Remediation/Fixes
WebSphere MQ v7.0.1
Raise a support ticket with WebSphere MQ support requesting a fix for APAR
IT25200
WebSphere MQ v7.1
* Raise a support ticket with WebSphere MQ support requesting a fix for APAR
IT25200
WebSphere MQ v7.5
* Apply iFix IT25200
IBM MQ v8
* Apply Fixpack 8.0.0.9
IBM MQ v9 LTS
* Apply Fixpack 9.0.0.3
IBM MQ v9 CD
* Upgrade to 9.0.5
Change History
21 June 2017: Original version published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will
ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of
this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the
Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY
ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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