CVE-2025-3631 IBM MQ denial of service

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A use-after-free flaw in IBM MQ allows a client to crash the channel process, causing denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-3631?

CVE-2025-3631 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in IBM MQ, published on 11 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An IBM MQ 9.3 and 9.4 Client connecting to an MQ Queue Manager can cause a SIGSEGV in the AMQRMPPA channel process terminating it.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3631?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Mq Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2025-3631?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-3631 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2025-3631 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-3631 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mprx-jp8f-rw8w.

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