QID 353089

Date Published: 2021-12-27

QID 353089: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch : ALAS-2021-1554

The apache log4j hotpatch package starting with log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.1-12 will now explicitly mimic the permissions of the jvm attempting to be updated.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4.2 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.

Solution

Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS-2021-1554 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.

Vendor References

ALAS-2021-1554 - alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2021-1554.html

CVEs related to QID 353089

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
ALAS-2021-1554	Amazon Linux		alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2021-1554.html

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