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HistoryMay 31, 2022 - 4:21 p.m.

Security Bulletin: IBM® PureData System for Operational Analytics is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution, remote code execution and denial of service due to Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-44228, CVE-2021-45046, CVE-2021-45105)

2022-05-3116:21:12
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25

10 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.3 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.976 High

EPSS

Percentile

100.0%

Summary

IBM PureData System for Operational Analytics appliance contains a hardware component called Hardware Management Console (HMC), MTM: 9042-CR8. This component contains log4j 2.1 at a level lower than 2.17.1 and is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution, remote code execution and denial of service. (CVE-2021-44228, CVE-2021-45046, CVE-2021-45105)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-45105
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Log4j is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to protect from uncontrolled recursion from self-referential lookups. A remote attacker with control over Thread Context Map (MDC) input data could craft malicious input data that contains a recursive lookup to cause a StackOverflowError that will terminate the process. Note: The vulnerability is also called LOG4J2-3230.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/215647 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2021-45046
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Log4j could result in remote code execution, caused by an incomplete fix of CVE-2021-44228 in certain non-default configurations. When the logging configuration uses a non-default Pattern Layout with a Context Lookup, an attacker with control over Thread Context Map (MDC) input data can craft malicious input data using a JNDI Lookup pattern to leak sensitive information and remote code execution in some environments and local code execution in all environments.
CVSS Base score: 9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/215195 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

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 PureData System for Operational Analytics 1.1

Remediation/Fixes

None

Workarounds and Mitigations

Entitled IBM PureData System for Operational Analytics customers should determine their current fixpack levels and follow the instructions below to apply the workaround.

V1.1 GA - V1.1 Fixpack 3:

  1. Upgrade to Fixpack 4, then refer to the instructions for V1.1 Fixpack 4 below.

V1.1 Fixpack 4:

  1. Open a ticket with IBM Support. IBM Support has specific instructions that will isolate the HMC to remove all unauthenticated access to the HMCs over the corporate network. Access to the HMC GUI is possible but must be initiated through an authenticated SSH tunnel through port 22.
  2. If an HMC is rebooted then the workaround will need to be applied again.

10 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.3 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.976 High

EPSS

Percentile

100.0%