Security Bulletin
Summary
Apache Log4j is used by IBM i2 Analyze for general purpose and application error logging. It is also used in IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook Premium when the chart store is deployed. This bulletin addresses the vulnerabilities for the reported CVE-2021-45105 and CVE-2021-45046. The below fix package includes Log4j 2.17.
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
Software | Version | Notes |
i2 Analyze | 4.3.5.0 | bundled with Enterprise Insight Analysis (EIA) 2.4.1.0 |
i2 Analyze | 4.3.4.0 | bundled with EIA 2.4.0.0 |
i2 Analyze | 4.3.3.0 | bundled with EIA 2.3.4.0 |
i2 Connect | 1.1.1 | shipped with i2 Analyze 4.3.5.0 |
i2 Connect | 1.1.0 | shipped with i2 Analyze 4.3.4.0 |
i2 Connect | 1.0.3 | shipped with i2 Analyze 4.3.3.0 |
i2 Analyst's Notebook Premium | 9.3.1 | Chart store component |
i2 Analyst's Notebook Premium | 9.3.0 | Chart Store component |
i2 Analyze | 4.3.2.0 | bundled with EIA 2.3.2.0 |
i2 Analyze | 4.3.2.0 | bundled with EIA 2.3.3.0 |
i2 Connect | 1.0.2 | shipped with i2 Analyze 4.3.2.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading using the links shown below.
NOTE: THESE FIXPACKS SUPERSEDE THE PREVIOUS FIXPACKS MENTIONED IN https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6526220
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
21 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:
31 December 2021
UID
ibm16537918