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-2021-45105).
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)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
CPDS | 1.0.0.0- 1.0.7.7 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to the following ICPDS version
For NPS customers:
NPS customer needs to upgrade to the following IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 1.x version where Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 is no longer available.
Product | VRMF | Remediation / Fix |
---|---|---|
IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 1.0 | 1.0.7.8 | Link to Fix Central |
- Please refer the release notes for ICPDS 1.0.7.8
For CPD customers:
CPD customers needs to migrate to the following IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 2.x version.
Product | VRMF | Remediation / Fix |
---|---|---|
IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 2.0 | 2.0.1.1 | Link to Fix Central |
- Please refer the release notes for ICPDS 2.0.1.1
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
6 Jun 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
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
06 June 2022
UID
ibm16592581