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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Log4j impact IBM Elastic Storage System (CVE-2021-45105, CVE-2021-45046)

Security Bulletin


Summary

Vulnerabilities in Apache Log4j could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code and denial of service on the system. This library is used by the Graphical User Interface (GUI) of IBM Spectrum Scale for logging which is bundled in IBM Elastic Storage System.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-45105
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Log4j is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to protect from uncontrolled recursion from self-referential lookups. A remote attacker with control over Thread Context Map (MDC) input data could craft malicious input data that contains a recursive lookup to cause a StackOverflowError that will terminate the process. Note: The vulnerability is also called LOG4J2-3230.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/215647 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2021-45046
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Log4j could result in remote code execution, caused by an incomplete fix of CVE-2021-44228 in certain non-default configurations. When the logging configuration uses a non-default Pattern Layout with a Context Lookup, an attacker with control over Thread Context Map (MDC) input data can craft malicious input data using a JNDI Lookup pattern to leak sensitive information and remote code execution in some environments and local code execution in all environments.
CVSS Base score: 9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/215195 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
IBM Elastic Storage System V6.0.1.0 - V6.0.2.3
IBM Elastic Storage System V6.1.0.0 - V6.1.2.1

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability by installing the IBM Elastic Storage System version specific efix:

Contact IBM Support for your affected versions of ESS 3000, ESS 3200 and ESS 5000 to obtain and apply an efix for your level of code:

Product(s) Remediation(s)
IBM Elastic Storage System

V6.0.1.0 - V6.0.2.3  

For the fix contact IBM Support or call, reference APAR IJ36851

IBM Elastic Storage System

V6.1.0.0 - V6.1.2.1

For the fix contact IBM Support or call, reference APAR IJ36818

Note: Selected efixes are on Fix Central, see https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6537748

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

31 Dec 2021: Final version.

*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:
31 December 2021

UID

ibm16537750