Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK (CVE-2024-20952, CVE-2024-20918, CVE-2024-20921, CVE-2024-20926, CVE-2024-20945, CVE-2023-33850) affect Power HMC

Summary

IBM Java SDK is used by Power Hardware Management Console (HMC). Since V10R1 is a Java 8 based HMC, HMC has addressed the affected CVEs, which were specific to Java 8: CVE-2024-20952, CVE-2024-20918, CVE-2024-20921, CVE-2024-20926, CVE-2024-20945, and CVE-2023-33850. The specified CVEs have been resolved for V10.1.1010.0. V10R2 and V10R3 are Java 17 based HMCs. HMC has addressed affected CVEs, which were specific to java 17: CVE-2024-20952, CVE-2024-20918, CVE-2024-20921, CVE-2024-20945. The specified CVEs have been resolved for V10.2.1030.0, V10.3.1050.0

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2024-20952
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Security component could allow a remote attacker to cause high confidentiality impact and high integrity impact.
CVSS Base score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/279685 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2024-20918
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the VM component could allow a remote attacker to cause high confidentiality impact and high integrity impact.
CVSS Base score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/279718 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2024-20921
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the VM component could allow a remote attacker to cause high confidentiality impact.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/279734 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)

CVEID:CVE-2024-20926
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Scripting component could allow a remote attacker to cause high confidentiality impact.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/279716 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)

CVEID:CVE-2024-20945
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the VM component could allow a local authenticated attacker to cause high confidentiality impact.
CVSS Base score: 4.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/279775 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2023-33850
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM GSKit-Crypto 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. IBM X-Force ID: 257132.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/257132 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

The following fixes are available on IBM Fix Central at: <http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/&gt;

Product

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VRMF

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APAR

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Remediation/Fix

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Power HMC

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V10.1.1020.0 SP3 x86

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MB04446

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MF71681

Power HMC

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V10.1.1020.0 SP3 ppc

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MB04447

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MF71682

Power HMC

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V10.2.1040.0 SP2 x86

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MB04448

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MF71683

Power HMC

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V10.2.1040.0 SP2 ppc

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MB04449

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MF71684

Power HMC

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V10.3.1050.0 SP1 x86

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MB04450

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MF71685

Power HMC

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V10.3.1050.0 SP1 ppc

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MB04451

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MF71686

Workarounds and Mitigations

None