Scientific Linux 7 SLSA-2017:2423-1 Critical Log4j Remote Logging Flaw

It was found that when using remote logging with log4j socket server the log4j server would deserialize any log event received via TCP or UDP. An attacker could use this flaw to send a specially crafted log event that, during deserialization, would execute arbitrary code in the context of the logger application. (CVE-2017-5645) SL7 noarch log4j-1.2.17-16.el7_4.noarch.rpm log4j-javad [More...]

Synopsis:          Important: log4j security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2017:2423-1
Issue Date:        2017-08-07
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2017-5645
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Security Fix(es):

* It was found that when using remote logging with log4j socket server the
log4j server would deserialize any log event received via TCP or UDP. An
attacker could use this flaw to send a specially crafted log event that,
during deserialization, would execute arbitrary code in the context of the
logger application. (CVE-2017-5645)
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SL7
  noarch
    log4j-1.2.17-16.el7_4.noarch.rpm
    log4j-javadoc-1.2.17-16.el7_4.noarch.rpm
    log4j-manual-1.2.17-16.el7_4.noarch.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team