Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities may affect IBM® Semeru Runtime

Summary

This bulletin covers all applicable Java SE CVEs published by OpenJDK as part of their January 2023 Vulnerability Advisory, plus CVE-2022-4304. For more information please refer to OpenJDK’s January 2023 Vulnerability Advisory and the X-Force database entries referenced below.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-21835
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component could allow a remote authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a high availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/245039 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:CVE-2023-21830
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Serialization component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low integrity impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/245038 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2023-21843
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Sound component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low integrity impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/245037 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2022-4304
**DESCRIPTION:**OpenSSL could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a timing-based side channel in the RSA Decryption implementation. By sending an overly large number of trial messages for decryption, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/246612 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)|**Version(s)
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IBM Semeru Runtime| 8.0.302.0 - 8.0.352.0
IBM Semeru Runtime| 11.0.12.0 - 11.0.17.0
IBM Semeru Runtime| 17.0.1.0 - 17.0.5.0

Note: CVE-2022-4304 is applicable on Windows and Mac OS only.

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Semeru Runtime 8.0.362.0
IBM Semeru Runtime 11.0.18.0
IBM Semeru Runtime 17.0.6.0

IBM Semeru Runtime releases can be downloaded from the IBM Semeru Developer Center.

IBM customers requiring an update for an SDK shipped with an IBM product should contact IBM support, and/or refer to the appropriate product security bulletin.

APAR numbers are as follows:

IJ45270 (CVE-2023-21835)
IX90193 (CVE-2023-21830)
IJ45272 (CVE-2023-21843)
IJ45400 (CVE-2022-4304)

Workarounds and Mitigations

None