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Security Bulletin: Apache log4j vulnerabilities in Spark and Zookeeper affect QRadar User Behavior Analytics(CVE-2021-4104)

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Summary

There is a vulnerability in Apache log4j used by Spark and Zookeeper that is affecting QRadar User Behavior Analytics(UBA). This has been addressed in both dependencies and UBA has been updated to the patched versions.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-4104
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the deserialization of untrusted data when the attacker has write access to the Log4j configuration. If the deployed application is configured to use JMSAppender, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/215048 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
QRadar User Behavior AnalyticsAll

Remediation/Fixes

Addressed in version 4.1.8 of QRadar User Behavior Analytics

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

05 Aug 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:
05 August 2022

UID

ibm16610729