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RHEL 6 / 7 : log4j (RHSA-2021:5206)
high Nessus Plugin ID 156201
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for log4j.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:5206 advisory.Log4j is a tool to help the programmer output log statements to a variety of output targets.
Security Fix(es):
* log4j: Remote code execution in Log4j 1.x when application is configured to use JMSAppender (CVE-2021-4104)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL log4j package based on the guidance in RHSA-2021:5206.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?4b646e5c
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/RHSB-2021-009
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 156201
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-5206.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 12/20/2021
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6
Temporal Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-4104
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:7.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:log4j-manual, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:7.7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:log4j-javadoc, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:7.7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:log4j, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:7.6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.3
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/20/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/14/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-4104