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

openSUSE-SU-2021:4208-1: moderate: Security update for log4j

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for log4j
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:4208-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1194127
Cross-References: CVE-2021-44832
CVSS scores:
CVE-2021-44832 (SUSE): 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/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-2021-44832: Fixes a remote code execution via JDBC Appender
(bsc#1194127)

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-15.3-2021-4208=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (noarch):

log4j-2.17.0-4.16.1
log4j-javadoc-2.17.0-4.16.1
log4j-jcl-2.17.0-4.16.1
log4j-slf4j-2.17.0-4.16.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44832.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1194127