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

openSUSE-SU-2021:4094-1: important: Security update for log4j

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for log4j
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:4094-1
Rating: important
References: #1193611
Cross-References: CVE-2021-44228
CVSS scores:
CVE-2021-44228 (NVD) : 10 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 issue:

CVE-2021-44228: The previously published fix by upstream turned out to be
incomplete. Therefore, upstream has recommended disabling JNDI support in
log4j by default to be completely sure that this vulnerability cannot be
exploited. This update implements that recommendation and disables JNDI
support by default. [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-15.3-2021-4094=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (noarch):

log4j-2.13.0-4.6.1
log4j-javadoc-2.13.0-4.6.1
log4j-jcl-2.13.0-4.6.1
log4j-slf4j-2.13.0-4.6.1

References:

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