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IBM Security Guardium is not vulnerable to Apache log4j vulnerability CVE-2021-44832

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Abstract

CVE-2021-44832 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Apache log4j.

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CVE-2021-44832 is distinct from earlier Apache log4j vulnerabilities where IBM Security Guardium is vulnerable.
For CVE-2021-44832 to be exploited, a system must have it's log4j configured to fetch its configuration from a remote server.  Guardium does not fetch log4j configurations from remote servers, it is all done locally.  Therefore, CVE-2021-44832 cannot be exploited on a Guardium appliance.

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Modified date:
12 January 2022

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ibm16540020