Security Bulletin: IBM Db2 Big SQL for Hortonworks Data Platform, for Cloudera Data Platform Private Cloud, and IBM Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data are affected by critical vulnerability in Log4j (CVE-2021-44228)

Summary

There is a vulnerability in the version of the Log4j open source library that is part of IBM Db2 Big SQL for Hortonworks Data Platform, for Cloudera Data Platform Private Cloud, and IBM Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data.

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

<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6237854&gt;

Big SQL on CP4D 3.5 Patch 379

Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data| 7.2.0 (on CP4D 4.0.0)| <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6527264&gt;
Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data| 7.2.1 (on CP4D 4.0.1)| <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6527264&gt;
Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data| 7.2.2 (on CP4D 4.0.2)| <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6527264&gt;
Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data| 7.2.3 (on CP4D 4.0.3)| <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6527264&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

IBM strongly suggest addressing the vulnerability now with the mitigation below

Affected Product(s)

| Version(s)| Fixes
—|—|—
Db2 Big SQL | 6.0.0.0| <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/PH42765&gt;
Db2 Big SQL | 7.1.0.0| <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/PH42765&gt;