Issue Overview:
A flaw was found in the Java logging library Apache Log4j in version 1.x . This allows a remote attacker to execute code on the server if the deployed application is configured to use JMSAppender. This flaw has been filed for Log4j 1.x, the corresponding flaw information for Log4j 2.x is available at: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44228 (CVE-2021-4104)
Affected Packages:
log4j
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update log4j to update your system.
New Packages:
noarch:
log4j-1.2.17-17.amzn2.noarch
log4j-manual-1.2.17-17.amzn2.noarch
log4j-javadoc-1.2.17-17.amzn2.noarch
src:
log4j-1.2.17-17.amzn2.src
Red Hat: CVE-2017-5645, CVE-2019-17571, CVE-2021-4104
Mitre: CVE-2017-5645, CVE-2019-17571, CVE-2021-4104
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux | 2 | noarch | log4j | < 1.2.17-17.amzn2 | log4j-1.2.17-17.amzn2.noarch.rpm |
Amazon Linux | 2 | noarch | log4j-manual | < 1.2.17-17.amzn2 | log4j-manual-1.2.17-17.amzn2.noarch.rpm |
Amazon Linux | 2 | noarch | log4j-javadoc | < 1.2.17-17.amzn2 | log4j-javadoc-1.2.17-17.amzn2.noarch.rpm |