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Security Bulletin: IBM i2 Analyze and IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook Premium are affected by Apache Log4j Vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-45105 and CVE-2021-45046)

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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

SoftwareVersionNotes
i2 Analyze4.3.5.0bundled with Enterprise Insight Analysis (EIA) 2.4.1.0
i2 Analyze4.3.4.0bundled with EIA 2.4.0.0
i2 Analyze4.3.3.0bundled with EIA 2.3.4.0
i2 Connect1.1.1shipped with i2 Analyze 4.3.5.0
i2 Connect1.1.0shipped with i2 Analyze 4.3.4.0
i2 Connect1.0.3shipped with i2 Analyze 4.3.3.0
i2 Analyst's Notebook Premium9.3.1Chart store component
i2 Analyst's Notebook Premium9.3.0Chart Store component
i2 Analyze4.3.2.0bundled with EIA 2.3.2.0
i2 Analyze4.3.2.0bundled with EIA 2.3.3.0
i2 Connect1.0.2shipped 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

 

SoftwareVersionNotesFix pack links
i2 Analyze4.3.5.0bundled with EIA (What doe EIA stand for? Please spell out at least once.)2.4.1.0https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=i2&product=ibm/Other+software/i2+Enterprise+Insight+Analysis&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=2.4.1.2-SEC-i2EIA-WinLinux-FP0002&includeSupersedes=0
i2 Analyze4.3.4.0bundled with EIA 2.4.0.0https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=i2&product=ibm/Other+software/i2+Enterprise+Insight+Analysis&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=2.4.0.3-SEC-i2EIA-WinLinux-FP0003&includeSupersedes=0
i2 Analyze4.3.3.0bundled with EIA 2.3.4.0https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=i2&product=ibm/Other+software/i2+Enterprise+Insight+Analysis&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=2.4.0.3-SEC-i2EIA-WinLinux-FP0003&includeSupersedes=0
i2 Connect1.1.1shipped with i2 Analyze 4.3.5.0https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=i2&product=ibm/Other+software/i2+Connect&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=1.1.1.2-SEC-I2CONNECT-WinLinux-FP0001&includeSupersedes=0
i2 Connect1.1.0shipped with i2 Analyze 4.3.4.0https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=i2&product=ibm/Other+software/i2+Enterprise+Insight+Analysis&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=2.3.4.3-SEC-i2EIA-WinLinux-FP0003&includeSupersedes=0
i2 Connect1.0.3shipped with i2 Analyze 4.3.3.0https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=i2&product=ibm/Other+software/i2+Connect&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=1.0.3.3-SEC-I2CONNECT-WinLinux-FP0002&includeSupersedes=0
i2 Analyst's Notebook Premium9.3.1Chart store componenthttps://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=i2&product=ibm/Other+software/i2+Analysts+Notebook+Premium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=9.3.1.2-SEC-I2ANBP-Win-FP0002&includeSupersedes=0
i2 Analyst's Notebook Premium9.3.0Chart Store component

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=i2&product=ibm/Other+software/i2+Analysts+Notebook+Premium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=9.3.0.3-SEC-I2ANBP-Win-FP0003&includeSupersedes=0

i2 Analyze4.3.2.0bundled with EIA 2.3.2.0

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=i2&product=ibm/Other+software/i2+Enterprise+Insight+Analysis&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=2.3.2.2-SEC-i2EIA-WinLinux-FP0002&includeSupersedes=0

i2 Analyze4.3.2.0bundled with EIA 2.3.3.0

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=i2&product=ibm/Other+software/i2+Enterprise+Insight+Analysis&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=2.3.3.2-SEC-i2EIA-WinLinux-FP0002&includeSupersedes=0

i2 Connect1.0.2shipped with i2 Analyze 4.3.2.0

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=i2&product=ibm/Other+software/i2+Connect&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=1.0.2.2-SEC-I2CONNECT-WinLinux-FP0002&includeSupersedes=0

 

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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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