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Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 1.0 is vulnerable to remote code execution due to Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-44832)

Security Bulletin


Summary

Apache Log4j is used by IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 1.0 in openshift-logging. This bulletin provides a remediation for the Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44832).

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 Cloud Pak for Data System (ICPDS) 1.0 - Openshift Container Platform 3.111.0.0.0- 1.0.7.7

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying below patch.

ProductVRMFRemediation / Fix

IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 1.0 - Openshift Container Platform 3.11

1.0.0.1-openshift-3.11.log4j-WS-ICPDS-fp140Link to Fix Central
  • Please follow the steps given in release notes to apply above remediation. Please replace fpxxx in the release note with fp140.

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

14 Feb 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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
14 February 2022

UID

ibm16556406

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