Security Bulletin: Security vulnerability has been identified in Apache Log4j library shipped with IBM License Metric Tool v9 (CVE-2021-44228).

Summary

There is a vulnerability in Apache Log4j used by VM Manager tool component which is a part of IBM License Metric Tool infrastructure. This vulnerability has been addressed.

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 the vulnerability now by upgrading.

Remediation procedure requires two step process :

1. Upgrade ILMT Server to version 9.2.26 or later using the following procedure:
<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/license-metric-tool?topic=tool-upgrading-latest-version&gt;

2. Upgrade all installed VM Manager tools to version 9.2.26 or later using the following procedure:
<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/license-metric-tool?topic=tool-upgrading-vm-manager&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

Following Tech Note describes a valid workaround if an immediate VM Manager Tool Upgrade is not possible :
<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6525762&gt;