CVE-2021-38958 Race condition in MQ Appliance

Medium 5.1 Published 30 Nov 2021 Updated 16 Sep 2024

A concurrency issue in IBM MQ Appliance allows attackers to cause a denial of service, impacting message queue availability.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-38958?

CVE-2021-38958 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM MQ Appliance, published on 30 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38958?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Mq Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2021-38958?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38958 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-38958 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38958 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4gcr-hp5v-7hfv.