Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Blockchain bridge dependencies are vulnerable to issues in SnakeYAML (CVE-2022-38749, CVE-2022-38750, CVE-2022-38751 & CVE-2022-38752)

Summary

A denial of service issue was identified within SnakeYAML that is used by Fabric Gateway. Fabric Gateway is used by the IBM MQ blockchain bridge component of IBM MQ to provide connection capability between IBM MQ queue managers and Hyperledger Fabric.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-38749
**DESCRIPTION:**SnakeYAML is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-overflow in parsing YAML files. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235313 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:CVE-2022-38750
**DESCRIPTION:**SnakeYAML is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-overflow in parsing YAML files. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235312 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:CVE-2022-38751
**DESCRIPTION:**SnakeYAML is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-overflow in parsing YAML files. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235311 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:CVE-2022-38752
**DESCRIPTION:**SnakeYAML is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-overflow in parsing YAML files. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235310 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)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

This issue was resolved under APAR IT42342.

IBM MQ Version 9.2 LTS
Apply FixPack 9.2.0.7

IBM MQ Version 9.3 LTS
Apply IBM 9.3.0.1 interim fix for APAR IT42342, or later maintenance level when available.

IBM MQ Version 9.2 & 9.3 CD
Upgrade to IBM MQ Version 9.3.1

Workarounds and Mitigations

None