Security Bulletin: Log4j as used in IBM® Disconnected Log Collector is vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE) (CVE-2021-44228)

Summary

Log4j is used by IBM® Disconnected Log Collector to log system events. This bulletin provides a remediation for the vulnerability, CVE-2021-44228 by upgrading IBM® Disconnected Log Collector and thus addressing the exposure to the log4j vulnerability.

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

IBM Disconnected Log Collector v1.0 - v1.7

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Disconnected Log Collector v1.7.1

The recommendation is to apply the fix as soon as possible.

For guidance on installing the RPM, see the DLC docs

Workarounds and Mitigations

None