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Vulnerability

STERIS publishes Log4Shell advisory for CVE-2021-44228

MedDevice Cyber Staff · Dec 16 · 2 min read · Via STERIS product security bulletins and advisories

STERIS published its Log4Shell advisory on December 16, 2021, titled Critical Apache Log4j Vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228), and kept updating it until February 25, 2022.

Ten weeks of updates fits how Log4j assessments ran: vendors found the library one product at a time. The bulletins page gives no product list, so customers running STERIS software should request the final revision and confirm each affected item was patched.

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For ProvidersOperators, hospitals, and clinical engineering

STERIS covered CVE-2021-44228 in an advisory first published December 16, 2021 and last updated February 25, 2022. The public listing names no products. Use the final revision to confirm every affected STERIS system was patched or mitigated.

Use the final revision. Work from the February 25, 2022 update of the STERIS Log4Shell advisory.
Verify each system. Confirm with STERIS service that every listed system has the fix applied.
Run your own scan. Include STERIS servers in a file-level Log4j scan to catch anything outside the vendor list.

For Device ManufacturersAm I affected, and how to fix the class

Am I affected?

This class applies to devices with the signals and properties below. Check them against your product to gauge exposure.

Required

Off-the-shelf software

Fix the class in your product

The advisory is not for a bug you wrote; it is in a component you embed. As the maker, pin dependencies to fixed versions, generate an SBOM on every build including transitive components, and gate the pipeline on known-vulnerable components so an advisory maps to your products automatically.

Pin and inventory. Exact versions, and a CycloneDX or SPDX SBOM as a build artifact including transitive deps.
Gate on advisories. A CI scan fails a release carrying a component with a known advisory.
Own the field patch path. Know how you deliver a dependency or platform patch to fielded devices before you need it.

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Questions & Answers

When did STERIS publish its Log4Shell advisory?

STERIS published its advisory on the critical Apache Log4j vulnerability CVE-2021-44228 on December 16, 2021, with the latest update on February 25, 2022.

Where can STERIS customers find the Log4Shell advisory for CVE-2021-44228?

The STERIS Log4Shell advisory for CVE-2021-44228, published December 16, 2021 and updated February 25, 2022, is listed on the STERIS product security bulletins and advisories page.

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