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CVE-2021-3100

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.

Published

2022-04-19T23:15:13.020

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:20:53.487

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-250
Type: Primary
CWE-269

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	amazon	log4jhotpatch	< 1.1-13	Yes
Application	linux	linux_kernel	-	No

References

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1732.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2021-1554.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/aws-log4shell-hot-patch-vulnerabilities Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1732.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2021-1554.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/aws-log4shell-hot-patch-vulnerabilities Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)