CVE-2022-0070 (GCVE-0-2022-0070)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-19 22:15 – Updated: 2024-09-17 04:10
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Log4j hot patch package privilege escalation
Summary
Incomplete fix for CVE-2021-3100. 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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/aws-log4shell… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-0070.html | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services | log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch |
Affected:
unspecified , < 1.1-16
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2022-04-19 00:00
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