Security Bulletin
Summary
A vulnerability was identified within the Apache Log4j library that is used by IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps. 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) |
| ICP - Watson AIOps | 1.0.x |
| ICP - Watson AIOps | 2.0.x |
| ICP - Watson AIOps | 2.1.x |
| ICP - Watson AIOps | 3.x |
Remediation/Fixes
Install the fix for this CVE by installing Interim Fix HF19458
Workarounds and Mitigations
IBM strongly recommends to apply the interim fix now.
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References
Change History
15 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
05 April 2022
Initial Publish date:
15 December 2021
UID
ibm16529258