Security Bulletin: Log4j vulnerability affects IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 2.0

Security Bulletin

Summary

Log4j is used by IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 2.0 in openshift-logging. This bulletin provides a remediation for the reported Apache Log4j vulnerability, CVE-2021-44228.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-44228
DESCRIPTION: Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the failure to protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints by JNDI features. By sending a specially crafted code string, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load arbitrary Java code on the server and take complete control of the system. Note: The vulnerability is also called Log4Shell or LogJam.
CVSS Base score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/214921 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 2.0 - Openshift Container Platform 4	2.0.0.0 - 2.0.1.1

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by applying following remediation

Product	VRMF	Remediation / Fix
IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 2.0 - Openshift Container Platform 4	1.0.0.0-openshift-4.6.log4j-WS-ICPDS-fp132	Link to Fix Central

Please follow the steps given in release notes to apply above remediation.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Acknowledgement

Change History

15 Jan 2022: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: Log4j vulnerability affects IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 2.0