Headline
CVE-2021-38958: Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Appliance is affected by a denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2021-38958)
IBM MQ Appliance 9.2 CD and 9.2 LTS is affected by a denial of service attack caused by a concurrency issue. IBM X-Force ID: 212042
Summary
IBM MQ Appliance has resolved a denial of service vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-38958
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ Appliance is affected by a denial of service attack caused by a concurrency issue.
CVSS Base score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212043 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s)
Version(s)
IBM MQ Appliance
9.2 CD
IBM MQ Appliance
9.2 LTS
Remediation/Fixes
This vulnerability is addressed under APAR IT38349.
IBM MQ Appliance version 9.2 LTS
IBM MQ Appliance version 9.2 CD
Upgrade to 9.2.4 CD, or later firmware.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
References
Off
Change History
23 Nov 2021: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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