Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Appliance is affected by a libssh2 vulnerability (CVE-2019-17498)

Summary

IBM MQ Appliance has resolved a libssh2 vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-17498
**DESCRIPTION:**libssh2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds read when connecting to a malicious SSH server that sends a disconnect message. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service or obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/169461 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 LTS

Apply fixpack 9.1.0.7, or later maintenance.

IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 CD

Upgrade to 9.2.1 CD, or later.

IBM MQ Appliance 9.2 LTS

Apply iFix IT34570, or later maintenance.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None