Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Log4j affects IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management (CVE-2021-44228)

Summary

A vulnerability in Apache Log4j could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. This vulnerability may affect the Help system in IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management

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

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing this vulnerability now by upgrading.

Note: The below fix package included Log4j 2.15.

IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management Affected Versions|Fixing Level|Platform|**Link to Fix and Instructions
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2.2.14.0| 2.2.14.1| Linux| <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6507419&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None