vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2021-3100: Security patch for log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch (ALAS-2021-1554)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 23, 2021 | Apr 20, 2022 | May 13, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 23, 2021
Added
Apr 20, 2022
Modified
May 13, 2025
Description
The Apache Log4j hotpatch package before log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.1-13 didn’t mimic the permissions of the JVM being patched, allowing it to escalate privileges.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch
References
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