CVE-2022-0070 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00131.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Amazon	Log4jhotpatch
Linux	Linux Kernel

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:amazon:log4jhotpatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-0070.html
https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/aws-log4shell-hot-patch-vulnerabilities

History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00116}`	epss `{'score': 0.00141}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: palo_alto

Published: 2022-04-19T22:15:23.412366Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T04:10:29.989Z

Reserved: 2021-12-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2022-0070

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-04-19T23:15:13.177

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:37:51.710

Link: CVE-2022-0070

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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