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Fedora 31 FEDORA-2020-847775bf79 Critical: Log4net XML Configurator Issue

Security fix for CVE-2018-1285. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2020-847775bf79 2020-05-24 03:15:52.103187 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : log4net Product : Fedora 31 Version : 2.0.8 Release : 10.fc31 URL : https://logging.apache.org/log4net/ Summary : A .NET framework for logging Description : log4net is a tool to help the programmer output log statements to a variety of output targets. log4net is a port of the excellent log4j framework to the .NET runtime --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Security fix for CVE-2018-1285 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Fri May 15 2020 Timotheus Pokorra - 2.0.8-10 - apply security fix for xml configurator: [CVE-2018-1285] XXE vulnerability in Apache log4net * Wed Jan 29 2020 Fedora Release Engineering - 2.0.8-9 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_32_Mass_Rebuild --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1835982 - CVE-2018-1285 log4net: XXE in applications that accept arbitrary configuration files from users https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1835982 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2020-847775bf79' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be foundat https://fedoraproject.org/security/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ . The latest Fedora 31 update includes a critical fix addressing CVE-2018-1285 related to log4net. This update ensures improved security through a patch for the XML configurator.. log4net security fix, fedora updates, XXE security issue. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 23, 2020 •Critical Fedora