Privilege escalation in Amazon Log4jhotpatch
CVE-2022-0070
Incomplete fix for CVE-2021-3100. The Apache Log4j hotpatch package starting with log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.1-16 will now explicitly mimic the Linux capabilities and cgroups of the target Java process that the hotpatch is applied to.
EPSS: 0.004 (30.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Amazon Log4jhotpatch
- Amazon Web Services Log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch — versions unspecified
- Linux Linux_kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-0070?
- CVE-2022-0070 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amazon Log4jhotpatch, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-04-19.
- How severe is CVE-2022-0070?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-0070 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.