Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Edge Application Manager (IEAM) 4.3.1 contains two dependencies that are affected by the Apache Log4j vulnerabilities described in CVE-2021-45105 and CVE-2021-45046. Note that IBM Edge Application Manager does not use Log4j directly. The first relates to code included in Intel Secure Device Onboarding (SDO) which is open-source code that IEAM uses to help with onboarding devices into an IEAM cluster. The other is a dependency on IBM Cloud Pak Foundational Services (IBM Common Services) which includes an unused Operator that contains a vulnerable version of Log4j. This bulletin provides a remediation for both vulnerabilities, CVE-2021-45105 and CVE-2021-45046, by upgrading IBM Edge Application Manager to the latest version. This includes updates to Log4j to version 2.17 which addresses any potential exposure to the Log4j vulnerabilities.
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
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Edge Application Manger | 4.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
This bulletin provides a remediation for both vulnerabilities, CVE-2021-45105 and CVE-2021-45046. Please act swiftly by upgrading IBM Edge Application Manager to the latest version https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/eam/4.3?topic=hub-passport-advantage. This includes updates to Log4j to version 2.17 which addresses any potential exposure to the Log4j vulnerabilities.
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:
13 January 2022
Initial Publish date:
21 December 2021
UID
ibm16540694