MGASA-2021-0572 - Updated log4j packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 20 Dec 2021
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0572.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8
CVE: CVE-2021-45105

Updated log4j packages fix security vulnerability:

Apache Log4j2 versions 2.0-alpha1 through 2.16.0 did not protect from
uncontrolled recursion from self-referential lookups. This allows an
attacker with control over Thread Context Map data to cause a denial
of service when a crafted string is interpreted (CVE-2021-45105).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29786
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-45105

SRPMS:
- 8/core/log4j-2.17.0-1.mga8

Mageia 2021-0572: log4j security update

Updated log4j packages fix security vulnerability: Apache Log4j2 versions 2.0-alpha1 through 2.16.0 did not protect from uncontrolled recursion from self-referential lookups

Summary

Updated log4j packages fix security vulnerability:
Apache Log4j2 versions 2.0-alpha1 through 2.16.0 did not protect from uncontrolled recursion from self-referential lookups. This allows an attacker with control over Thread Context Map data to cause a denial of service when a crafted string is interpreted (CVE-2021-45105).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29786

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-45105

Resolution

MGASA-2021-0572 - Updated log4j packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 8/core/log4j-2.17.0-1.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 20 Dec 2021
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0572.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2021-45105

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