Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Ruby on Rails affects IBM License Metric Tool v9 (CVE-2019-16779).

Summary

There is a vulnerability in Ruby On Rails that is used by IBM License Metric Tool.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-16779
**DESCRIPTION:**RubyGem excon could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a race condition around persistent connections. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information .
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/173601 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to version 9.2.19 or later using the following procedure:

• In BigFix console, expand IBM License Reporting (ILMT) node under Sites node in the tree panel.
• Click Fixlets and Tasks node. Fixlets and Tasks panel will be displayed on the right.
• In the Fixlets and Tasks panel locate _Upgrade to the latest version of IBM License Metric Tool _9.x fixlet and run it against the computer that hosts your server.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None