SB2026051131 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM MQ Appliance
Published: May 11, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23193)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the iscsit_dec_session_usage_count() function in drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_util.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23231)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the nf_tables_addchain() function in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
3) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-3497)
CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of disconnecting clients in OpenSSH GSSAPI Key Exchange when GSSAPIKeyExchange setting is enabled. An authenticated user can crash the OpenSSH server or potentially execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.