Directory Traversal Affecting java-1.7.1-ibm-src package, versions <1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7

Q: How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 java-1.7.1-ibm-src to version 1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7 or higher. This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2569 .

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Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JAVA171IBMSRC-4815550
published26 Jul 2021
disclosed16 Aug 2018

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Introduced: 16 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-1656 (opens in a new tab) CWE-22 (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 java-1.7.1-ibm-src to version 1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2569.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.7.1-ibm-src package and not the java-1.7.1-ibm-src package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The IBM Java Runtime Environment's Diagnostic Tooling Framework for Java (DTFJ) (IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6.0 , 7.0, and 8.0) does not protect against path traversal attacks when extracting compressed dump files. IBM X-Force ID: 144882.