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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Log4j may affect IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management (CVE-2021-44832)

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Summary

A vulnerability in Apache Log4j could result in remote code execution. IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management includes the IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client which installs the vulnerable Log4j files. The below fix packages include Apache Log4j 2.17.1.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-44832
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker with permission to modify the logging configuration file to execute arbitrary code on the system. By constructing a malicious configuration using a JDBC Appender with a data source referencing a JNDI URI , an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code.
CVSS Base score: 6.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/216189 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management8.1.11.0-8.1.13.2
7.1.8.10-7.1.8.14

Note: IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management packages the IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive client which installs the affected Log4j files. However, based on current information and analysis these files are not used.  

 


Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing this vulnerability now by upgrading.

Note:  The below fix packages include Log4j 2.17.1.

IBM Spectrum Protect for
Space Management Affected Versions
Fixing
Level		PlatformLink to Fix and Instructions
8.1.11.0-8.1.13.2
  8.1.13.3AIX
Linux		https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/316077
7.1.8.10-7.1.8.14  7.1.8.15Linuxhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/316075

 

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

14 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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
14 January 2022

UID

ibm16540846

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