Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Log4j may impact IBM Spectrum Protect Plus (CVE-2021-44832)

Summary

A vulnerability in Apache Log4j could result in remote code execution. This vulnerability may impact the Help system in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. The below fix package includes 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

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing this vulnerability now by upgrading.

Note: The below fix package includes Log4j 2.17.1.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus****Affected Versions|**Fixing
**Level|Platform|**Link to Fix and Instructions
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10.1.0.0-10.1.9.2| 10.1.9.3| Linux| <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6487159&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None