QID 355080

Date Published: 2023-05-18

QID 355080: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for log4j : AL2012-2023-404

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux that fix the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2022-23307:
A flaw was found in the log4j 1.x chainsaw component, where the contents of certain log entries are deserialized and possibly permit code execution. This flaw allows an attacker to send a malicious request with serialized data to the server to be deserialized when the chainsaw component is run. 2041967: CVE-2022-23307 log4j: Unsafe deserialization flaw in Chainsaw log viewer CVE-2022-23305:
A flaw was found in the Java logging library Apache Log4j in version 1.x. JDBCAppender in Log4j 1.x is vulnerable to SQL injection in untrusted data. This allows a remote attacker to run SQL statements in the database if the deployed application is configured to use JDBCAppender with certain interpolation tokens. 2041959: CVE-2022-23305 log4j: SQL injection in Log4j 1.x when application is configured to use JDBCAppender CVE-2022-23302:
A flaw was found in the Java logging library Apache Log4j in version 1.x. JMSSink in Log4j 1.x is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data. This allows a remote attacker to execute code on the server if JMSSink is deployed and has been configured to perform JNDI requests. 2041949: CVE-2022-23302 log4j: Remote code execution in Log4j 1.x when application is configured to use JMSSink

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

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 9 severity.
    • Solution
    Administrators are advised to apply the appropriate software updates.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 355080

    CVE-2022-23302 | CVE-2022-23305 | CVE-2022-23307 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    AL2012-2023-404 Amazon Linux Bare Metal URL Logo docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/install-updates.html
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