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Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apache Log4j2 affect IBM Spectrum LSF Suite, IBM Spectrum LSF Suite for HPA, IBM Spectrum LSF Explorer and IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center

Security Bulletin


Summary

There are vulnerabilities in Apache log4j2 used by IBM Spectrum LSF Suite, IBM Spectrum LSF Suite for HPA, IBM Spectrum LSF Explorer and IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center. IBM Spectrum LSF Suite, IBM Spectrum LSF Suite for HPA, IBM Spectrum LSF Explorer and IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center have addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-44832
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker with permission to modify the logging configuration file to execute arbitrary code on the system. By constructing a malicious configuration using a JDBC Appender with a data source referencing a JNDI URI , an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code.
CVSS Base score: 6.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/216189 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Spectrum Suite for HPA10.2.0.12
IBM Spectrum LSF Explorer10.2.0.12
IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center10.2.0.12
IBM Spectrum LSF Suite10.2.0.12

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Spectrum LSF Suite for Enterprise:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+Spectrum+LSF+Suite+for+Enterprise&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=suite-10.2.0.12-build600958&includeSupersedes=0

IBM Spectrum LSF Suite for HPC:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+Spectrum+LSF+Suite+for+HPC&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=suite-10.2.0.12-build600958&includeSupersedes=0

IBM Spectrum LSF Suite for Workgroups:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+Spectrum+LSF+Suite+for+Workgroups&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=suite-10.2.0.12-build600958&includeSupersedes=0

IBM Spectrum LSF Explorer:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+Spectrum+LSF+Explorer&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=explorer-10.2-build600931&includeSupersedes=0

IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+Spectrum+LSF+Application+Center&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=pac-10.2-build600931&includeSupersedes=0

IBM Spectrum Suite for HPA:

Refer to IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center and IBM Spectrum LSF Explorer

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

30 Dec 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.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
12 January 2022

Initial Publish date:
30 December 2022

UID

ibm16540236

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