Security update for log4j

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:0053-1
Rating: important
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2019-17571 ( SUSE ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2019-17571 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
  • Basesystem Module 15
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP1
  • Development Tools Module 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for log4j fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2019-17571: Fixed a remote code execution by deserialization of untrusted data in SocketServer (bsc#1159646).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Basesystem Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2020-53=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-53=1
  • Development Tools Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-2020-53=1
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP1-2020-53=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15 (noarch)
    • log4j-1.2.17-5.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1 (noarch)
    • log4j-1.2.17-5.3.1
  • Development Tools Module 15 (noarch)
    • log4j-manual-1.2.17-5.3.1
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP1 (noarch)
    • log4j-manual-1.2.17-5.3.1

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