Security Bulletin
Summary
A vulnerability in Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-44228) has been identified that may affect IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. Several components of IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data use Log4j to log diagnostic data unrelated to customer input. The fix below includes Log4j 2.15.
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) |
| IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data | 4.0.0 - 4.0.3 |
| IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data | 1.2.0 -1.2.1 (Cloud Pak 3.5) |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to the latest (v4.0.4) release of IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data.
| Affected products | Versions | Fixes |
| IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data | 4.0.0 - 4.0.3 |
v4.0.4 For Text to Speech: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.0?topic=services-watson-text-speech v4.0.4 For Speech to Text: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.0?topic=services-watson-speech-text |
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IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data | 1.2.0 -1.2.1 (Cloud Pak 3.5) |
None available. Please install v4.0.4 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
08 Mar 2023: Update CVE information
21 Dec 2021: 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:
08 March 2023
UID
ibm16536732