Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8 used by IBM Elastic Storage Server.
This issue was disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates in July 2018.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-12539
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the failure to restrict the use of Java Attach API to connect to an Eclipse OpenJ9 or IBM JVM on the same machine and use Attach API operations to only the process owner. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute untrusted native code and gain elevated privileges on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148389 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
The Elastic Storage Server 5.3 thru 5.3.1.1
The Elastic Storage Server 5.0.0 thru 5.2.3
The Elastic Storage Server 4.5.0 thru 4.6.0
The Elastic Storage Server 4.0.0 thru 4.0.6
Remediation/Fixes
For IBM Elastic Storage Server V5.0.0. thru 5.3.0.1, apply V5.3.2 available from FixCentral at:
For IBM Elastic Storage Server V5.0.0. thru 5.2.2.1, apply V5.2.4 available from FixCentral at:
Notes:
If you are unable to upgrade to ESS 5.3.2 or 5.2.4, please contact IBM Service to obtain an efix:
- For IBM Elastic Storage Server 5.3-5.3.1.1, reference APAR IJ09551
- For IBM Elastic Storage Server 5.0 - 5.2.3, reference APAR IJ09542
- For IBM Elastic Storage Server 4.0.0 - 4.6.0, reference APAR IJ09542
To contact IBM Service, see http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
*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
Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.
Internal Use Only
PR - 120203
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Document Information
Modified date:
27 November 2018
UID
ibm10740169