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Security Bulletin: Security vulnerability has been identified in Apache Log4j library shipped with IBM License Metric Tool v9 (CVE-2021-44228).

Security Bulletin


Summary

There is a vulnerability in Apache Log4j used by VM Manager tool component which is a part of IBM License Metric Tool infrastructure. This vulnerability has been addressed.

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 License Metric Tool9.2.21.0 - 9.2.25.0

 

Remediation/Fixes

 

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.

Remediation procedure requires two step process :

1. Upgrade ILMT Server to version 9.2.26 or later using the following procedure:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/license-metric-tool?topic=tool-upgrading-latest-version

2. Upgrade all installed VM Manager tools to version 9.2.26 or later using the following procedure:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/license-metric-tool?topic=tool-upgrading-vm-manager

Workarounds and Mitigations

Following Tech Note describes a valid workaround if an immediate VM Manager Tool Upgrade is not possible :
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6525762

 

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Following list details all components of IBM License Metric Tool infrastructure and potential impact of this Log4j vulnerability :

  • Affected components:   

    VM Manager Tool in version 9.2.21.0 - 9.2.25.0 (all deployment types)

Notice :
    License Metric Tool server in versions below 9.2.21.0 contain log4j library in version 1.x
    VM Manager Tool in version below 9.2.21.0 contain log4j library in version 1.x

* Please note that Log4j 1.x has reached end of life and is no longer supported. Vulnerabilities reported after August 2015 against Log4j 1.x were not checked and will not be fixed. Users should upgrade to Log4j 2 to obtain security fixes.
Version 1 of log4j is vulnerable to other RCE attacks, and if you're using it you need to migrate to 2.15.0.

  • Not affected components:   
        License Metric Tool server in version 9.2.21.0 or later.

Acknowledgement

Change History

13 Dec 2021: 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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 December 2021

UID

ibm16527744

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