openSUSE-SU-2021:4109-1

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    openSUSE-SU-2021:4109-1

    Published: 17 Dec 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-44228

    Summary: Security update for logback

    Details: This update for logback fixes the following issues: Upgrade to version 1.2.8 + In response to log4Shell/CVE-2021-44228, all JNDI lookup code in logback has been disabled until further notice. This impacts ContextJNDISelector and insertFromJNDI element in configuration files. + Also in response to log4Shell/CVE-2021-44228, all database (JDBC) related code in the project has been removed with no replacement. + Note that the vulnerability mentioned in LOGBACK-1591 requires write access to logback's configuration file as a prerequisite. The log4Shell/CVE-2021-44228 and LOGBACK-1591 are of different severity levels. A successful RCE requires all of the following conditions to be met: - write access to logback.xml - use of versions lower then 1.2.8 - reloading of poisoned configuration data, which implies application restart or scan='true' set prior to attack

    References: https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/GICANZVVUJZMKRG5INZ4A2FGAEWOEJQD/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1193795, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44228

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: logback

    Purl: pkg:rpm/opensuse/logback&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.8-3.3.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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