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CVE-2021-3100

Log4j hot patch package privilege escalation

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.1-13
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Amazon Web Services log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch

    fixed in 1.1-13

References 3

alas.aws.amazon.com

unit42.paloaltonetworks.com