Security Bulletin: IBM Spectrum Scale Transparent Cloud Tiering is affected by a vulnerability which can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code

Summary

Logback could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-42550
**DESCRIPTION:**Logback could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By using a specially-crafted configuration, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code loaded from LDAP servers.
CVSS Base score: 6.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/215533 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)

CVEID:CVE-2017-5929
**DESCRIPTION:**QOS.ch Logback could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a serialization error in the ocketServer and ServerSocketReceiver components. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123503 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

For Transparent Cloud Tiering 1.1.8.0 through 1.1.8.4, apply Transparent Cloud Tiering 1.1.8.5 bundled with IBM Spectrum Scale V5.1.6.1 or later available from FixCentral at:

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Spectrum+Scale&release=5.1.6&platform=All&function=all

Workarounds and Mitigations

None