Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Security Guardium has resolved CVE-2021-4104 with an appliance patch. Apache log4j is used as part of its logging infrastructure. The patch removes log4j 1.x from the Guardium system and replaces it with log4j2 V2.17.1.
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) |
IBM Security Guardium | 10.5 |
IBM Security Guardium | 10.6 |
IBM Security Guardium | 11.0 |
IBM Security Guardium | 11.1 |
IBM Security Guardium | 11.2 |
IBM Security Guardium | 11.3 |
IBM Security Guardium | 11.4 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying the applicable patch.
Product | Versions | Fix |
IBM Security Guardium | 10.5 | http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=10.0&platform=Linux&function=fixId&fixids=SqlGuard_10.0p550_Bundle_Mar-27-2022&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc |
IBM Security Guardium | 10.6 | |
IBM Security Guardium | 11.0 | http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=11.0&platform=Linux&function=fixId&fixids=SqlGuard_11.0p45_Bundle_May-03-2022&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc |
IBM Security Guardium | 11.1 | http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=11.0&platform=Linux&function=fixId&fixids=SqlGuard_11.0p160_Bundle_Mar-23-2022&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc |
IBM Security Guardium | 11.2 | |
IBM Security Guardium | 11.3 | |
IBM Security Guardium | 11.4 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
15 Mar 2022: Initial Publication
18 Mar 2022: Second Publication
13 April 2022: Third Publication
11 May 2022: Fourth 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:
11 May 2022
UID
ibm16563561