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Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to improper certificate validation (CVE-2021-29755)

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Summary

IBM Qradar SIEM does not preform proper certificate validation for some inter-host communications. IBM QRadar SIEM has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-29755
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Qradar SIEM does not preform proper certificate validation for some inter-host communications.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/202015 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3.0 - 7.3.3 Fix Pack 11
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.4.0 - 7.4.3 Fix Pack 5
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5.0 - 7.5.0 Update Pack 1

Remediation/Fixes

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly.
Affected Product(s) Versions Fix
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.3 7.3.3 Fix Pack 12
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.4 7.4.3 Fix Pack 6
IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 7.5.0 Update Pack 2

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

18 Jul 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:
25 March 2025

UID

ibm16605431