Security Bulletin: IBM Hyper-Scale Manager (HSM) is affected by a vulnerability in Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-4104)

Security Bulletin

Summary

A vulnerability was identified within the Apache Log4j library that is used by IBM Hyper-Scale Manager (HSM) for IBM FlashSystem A9000/A9000R, IBM XIV Storage System models 114/214/314, and IBM Spectrum Accelerate. This vulnerability has been addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-4104
DESCRIPTION: Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the deserialization of untrusted data when the attacker has write access to the Log4j configuration. If the deployed application is configured to use JMSAppender, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/215048 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Hyper-Scale Manager	lower than 5.5.4

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to IBM Hyper-Scale Manager 5.5.4.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: IBM Hyper-Scale Manager (HSM) is affected by a vulnerability in Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-4104)