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Amazon Linux AMI : log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch (ALAS-2021-1554)

high Nessus Plugin ID 156264

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch installed on the remote host is prior to 1.1-13. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2021-1554 advisory.

 The Apache Log4j hotpatch package starting with log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.1-13 will now explicitly mimic the permissions of the JVM attempting to be updated.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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

Run 'yum update log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2021-1554.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2021-3100.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 156264

File Name: ala_ALAS-2021-1554.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/23/2021

Updated: 12/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3100

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/22/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/22/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 12/24/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3100

ALAS: 2021-1554

IAVA: 0001-A-0650