Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in the Elasticsearch open source library. The library is used by IBM Cloud Private logging. This bulletin identifies the security fixes to apply to address the Elasticsearch vulnerability (CVE-2021-22135, CVE-2021-22137).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-22135
DESCRIPTION: Elasticsearch could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in suggester and profile API when Document and Field Level Security are enabled. By sending a specific query, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to discover the existence of documents, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/201914 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2021-22137
DESCRIPTION: Elasticsearch could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error when using Document or Field Level Security. By executing certain cross-cluster search queries, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to discover the existence of documents, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 2.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/201915 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Cloud Private | 3.2.1 CD |
| IBM Cloud Private | 3.2.2 CD |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.
The recommended solution involves the IBM Cloud Private ibm-icplogging component. It is recommended that you follow the instructions for the component in the links listed below:
For IBM Cloud Private 3.1.1: IBM Cloud Private 3.1.1 Patch
For IBM Cloud Private 3.1.2: IBM Cloud Private 3.1.2 Patch
For IBM Cloud Private 3.2.0: IBM Cloud Private 3.2.0 Patch
For IBM Cloud Private 3.2.1: IBM Cloud Private 3.2.1 Patch
For IBM Cloud Private 3.2.2: IBM Cloud Private 3.2.2 Patch
For IBM Cloud Private 3.1.0:
- Upgrade to the latest Continuous Delivery (CD) update package, IBM Cloud Private 3.2.2.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
04 Jan 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:
04 January 2022
UID
ibm16538158