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Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition is vulnerable to denial of service and arbitrary code execution due to Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-45105 and CVE-2021-44832)

Security Bulletin


Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Log4j affect IBM WebSphere Application Server which is bundled with IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition (CVE-2021-45105 and CVE-2021-44832). The fix addresses the vulnerabilities by removing Apache Log4j.

Vulnerability Details

Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section

Affected Products and Versions

Principal Affected Product(s) and Version(s)Affected Product(s) and Version(s)
IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition, 5.0.0 - 5.0.1

WebSphere Application Server

  • 9.0
  • 8.5

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by following the instructions for WebSphere Application Server v9.0 and v8.5:

Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache log4j affect IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2021-45105, CVE-2021-44832)

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

06 Jan 2022: 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
10 January 2022

Initial Publish date:
06 January 2022

UID

ibm16539652

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