Security Bulletin: IBM MQ is affected by a denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2025-27365)

Vulnerability Details

Basic Information

Title Security Bulletin: IBM MQ is affected by a denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2025-27365)
Type ibm
Published 2025-05-02T20:15:18
Last Seen 2025-05-02T18:56:39
CVSS Score 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSS v3 Details

Attack Vector NETWORK
Attack Complexity LOW
Privileges Required LOW
User Interaction NONE
Scope UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact NONE
Integrity Impact NONE
Availability Impact HIGH

CVE Information

CVE IDs CVE-2025-27365
CWE
Bulletin Family software

Description

## Summary

IBM MQ has addressed a denial of service vulnerability.

## Vulnerability Details

**CVEID:**CVE-2025-27365
**DESCRIPTION:** An IBM MQ client connecting to an IBM MQ queue manager can cause a SIGSEGV in the AMQRMPPA channel process terminating it.
**CWE:**CWE-416: Use After Free
**CVSS Source:** IBM
**CVSS Base score:** 6.5
**CVSS Vector:**(CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

## Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) | Version(s)
—|—
IBM MQ | 9.3.3 to 9.3.5 CD
IBM MQ | 9.4.0.0 to 9.4.0.10 LTS
IBM MQ | 9.4.0.0 to 9.4.2 CD

The following installable MQ components are affected by the vulnerability:

\- Server

If you are running any of these listed components, please apply the remediation/fixes as described below. For more information on the definitions of components used in this list see https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/installable-component-names-used-ibm-mq-security-bulletins

## Remediation/Fixes

This issue was addressed under APAR IT47591.

IBM MQ version 9.4 LTS

Apply cumulative security update 9.4.0.11

IBM MQ version 9.3 CD and 9.4 CD

Upgrade to IBM MQ version 9.4.2.1

## Workarounds and Mitigations

None

##

Impact Assessment

Base Score 6.5
Severity MEDIUM

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