IBM Security Bulletin: IBM MQ is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack when using multiplexed channels (CVE-2018-1974)

IBM MQ could allow an authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges with channels that have multiplexing enabled.

CVE(s): CVE-2018-1974

Affected product(s) and affected version(s):

IBM MQ v8

• Maintenance levels 8.0.0.0 – 8.0.0.10

IBM MQ v9 LTS

• Maintenance levels 9.0.0.0 – 9.0.0.5

IBM MQ v9.1 CD

• Maintenance levels 9.1.0 – 9.1.1

IBM MQ v9.1 LTS

• Maintenance levels 9.1.0.0 – 9.1.0.1

Refer to the following reference URLs for remediation and additional vulnerability details:
Source Bulletin: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10792043
X-Force Database: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153915

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