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HistoryDec 20, 2021 - 4:50 a.m.

Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in Log4j 2 used in IBM Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) (CVE-2021-44228)

2021-12-2004:50:43
www.ibm.com
128

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

0.975 High

EPSS

Percentile

99.9%

Summary

Log4j 2 is a logging package used by IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE). That package has a security vulnerability. Consult the bulletin listed below for details.

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 Affected Component Name Affected Version
GDE (4.0.0.6) Guardium Bulk Data Transformation (GBDT) 2.3
GDE (4.0.0.6) Guardium Cloud Key Manager (GCKM) Appliance 1.10.0, 1.10.1
GDE (4.0.0.5) Guardium Cloud Key Manager (GCKM) Appliance 1.9

Remediation/Fixes

For mitigation plan/status/patch, please check the Security Bulletin by Thales. Customers are encouraged to act quickly to update their systems.

Note: User need to log into the Thales’s support portal for accessing the below link

Affected Product Affected Component Name Fixes
GDE (4.0.0.6) Guardium Bulk Data Transformation (GBDT) https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=87565617db5441105d310573f396194b&sysparm_article=KB0025295
GDE (4.0.0.6) Guardium Cloud Key Manager (GCKM) Appliance https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=1e0d4fafdb9c0110f0e3220805961928&sysparm_article=KB0025308
GDE (4.0.0.5) Guardium Cloud Key Manager (GCKM) Appliance https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=1e0d4fafdb9c0110f0e3220805961928&sysparm_article=KB0025308

Workarounds and Mitigations

For mitigation plan/status/patch, please check the Security Bulletin by Thales. Customers are encouraged to act quickly to update their systems.

Note: User need to log into the Thales’s support portal for accessing the below link

Affected Product Affected Component Name Mitigation plan
GDE (4.0.0.6) Guardium Bulk Data Transformation (GBDT) https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=87565617db5441105d310573f396194b&sysparm_article=KB0025295
GDE (4.0.0.6) Guardium Cloud Key Manager (GCKM) Appliance https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=1e0d4fafdb9c0110f0e3220805961928&sysparm_article=KB0025308
GDE (4.0.0.5) Guardium Cloud Key Manager (GCKM) Appliance https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=1e0d4fafdb9c0110f0e3220805961928&sysparm_article=KB0025308

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

0.975 High

EPSS

Percentile

99.9%