A log4j security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.3.

openSUSE-SU-2021:3999-1: important: Security update for log4j

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for log4j
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:3999-1
Rating: important
References: #1193611
Cross-References: CVE-2021-44228
CVSS scores:
CVE-2021-44228 (SUSE): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.3
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for log4j fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-44228: Fix a remote code execution vulnerability that existed
in the LDAP JNDI parser. [bsc#1193611, CVE-2021-44228]

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-3999=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (noarch):

log4j-2.13.0-4.3.1
log4j-javadoc-2.13.0-4.3.1
log4j-jcl-2.13.0-4.3.1
log4j-slf4j-2.13.0-4.3.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44228.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1193611