Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM MQ Operator and Queue manager container images



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
CVE-ID CVE-2024-40681
CVE-2024-40680
CVE-2024-37371
CVE-2024-37370
CWE-ID CWE-266
CWE-770
CWE-125
CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 IBM MQ Operator
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.

1) Incorrect Privilege Assignment

EUVDB-ID: #VU97306

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40681

CWE-ID: CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. An authenticated user in a specifically defined role can bypass security restrictions and execute actions against the queue manager.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: before 2.0.26

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7167732


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU97305

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40680

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: before 2.0.26

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7167732


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU93519

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37371

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when handling GSS message token. A remote attacker can send specially crafted token to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: before 2.0.26

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7167732


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU93518

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37370

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can modify the plaintext Extra Count field of a confidential GSS krb5 wrap token, causing the unwrapped token to appear truncated to the application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM MQ Operator: before 2.0.26

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7167732


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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