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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Log4J adressed in Crypto Hardware Initialization and Maintenance (CVE-2021-44228)

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Summary

Crypto Hardware Initialization and Maintenance (CHIM 3.0.0) as shipped with CCA 7.2.55 for MTM 4769 is affected by a vulnerability in Apache Log4J (CVE-2021-44228). CHIM is using Apache Log4J for internal logging purposes of regular user activity.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-44228
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the failure to protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints by JNDI features. By sending a specially crafted code string, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load arbitrary Java code on the server and take complete control of the system. Note: The vulnerability is also called Log4Shell or LogJam.
CVSS Base score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/214921 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
Crypto Hardware Initialization and Maintenance (CHIM)CHIM 3.0.0 for CCA 7.2.55 for MTM 4769 (setup4769_7.2.55.bin)

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading:

 

Product(s)Fixed Version(s)
Crypto Hardware Initialization and Maintenance (CHIM)CHIM 3.0.1 for CCA 7.2.55 for MTM 4769 (setup4769_chim_log4j_patch_7.2.55.bin)

Workarounds and Mitigations

For local administrative purposes the Crypto Node Management (CNM) tool can be used instead of Crypto Hardware Initialization and Maintenance (CHIM) for most administrative tasks.

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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CCA Software Download Page: https://www.ibm.com/security/cryptocards/pciecc4/software

Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

04 January 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:
04 January 2022

UID

ibm16538138

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