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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.0782
IBM Security Bulletin: IBM MQ could allow a local user to inject code that
could be executed with root privileges. (CVE-2018-1998)
12 March 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM MQ
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
HP-UX
Linux variants
Solaris
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-1998 CVE-2018-1792
Reference: ESB-2019.0675
ESB-2019.0429
ESB-2019.0335.5
ESB-2019.0207
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10870488
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IBM MQ could allow a local user to inject code that could be executed with root
privileges. (CVE-2018-1998)
Product: IBM MQ
Component: installer
Software version: 8.0.0.0, 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, 8.0.0.9, 8.0.0.10, 9.0.0.0,
9.0.0.1, 9.0.0.2, 9.0.0.3, 9.0.0.4, 9.0.0.5, 9.1.1
Operating system(s): AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris
Reference #: 0870488
Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM MQ could allow a local user to inject code that could be executed with root
privileges. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-1792.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1998
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere MQ could allow a local user to inject code that
could be executed with root privileges. This is due to an incomplete fix for
CVE-2018-1792.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
154887 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM MQ V8
versions 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.10
IBM MQ V9 LTS
versions 9.0.0.0 - 9.0.0.5
IBM MQ V9.1 LTS
versions 9.1.0.0 - 9.1.0.1
Remediation/Fixes
IBM MQ V8
Apply FixPack 8.0.0.11
IBM MQ V9 LTS
Apply iFix IT27293 for IBM MQ 9.0.0.5
IBM MQ V9.1 LTS
Apply iFix IT27293 for IBM MQ 9.1.0.1
Workarounds and Mitigations
Do not allow users to log into machines, running IBM MQ Servers, as the mqm
user.
Reference
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related Information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Josh McIver
Change History
1 March 2019: 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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