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Amazon Linux 2 : log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch (ALAS-2022-1773)

high Nessus Plugin ID 159907

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch installed on the remote host is prior to 1.1-16. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2022-1773 advisory.

 The Apache Log4j hotpatch package starting with log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.1-16 will now explicitly mimic the Linux capabilities and cgroups of the target Java process that the hotpatch is applied to.

 In order to mimic the Linux capabilities of the target process, Amazon Linux 1 customers need to be running kernel version 4.14.275-142.503 or later, while Amazon Linux 2 customers on ARM need to be running kernel versions 4.14.275-207.503, 5.4.188-104.359, 5.10.109-104.500 or later. Amazon Linux 2 customers on Intel or AMD instances do not need an updated kernel. (CVE-2022-0070)

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/AL2/ALAS-2022-1773.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-0070.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 159907

File Name: al2_ALAS-2022-1773.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/19/2022

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-2022-0070

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:2

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: 4/18/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/18/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0070

ALAS: 2022-1773