There is a vulnerability in Log4j2 used by IBM Spectrum LSF. IBM Spectrum LSF have addressed the applicable CVE. LSF is only vulnerable if resource connector is enabled. Customers are encouraged to take action by executing the mitigation steps.
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 Product(s) | Version(s) |
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IBM Spectrum LSF | 10.1.x |
Patch will be released once available.
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by executing these steps:
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
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Spectrum LSF | 10.1.x | None |
(example: zip -q -d log4j-core-*.jar org/apache/logging/log4j/core/lookup/JndiLookup.class).