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Amazon's Hotpatch for Log4j Flaw Found Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation Bug

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()1 min read2 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2022-0070
+1 related CVE
Incomplete fix for CVE-2021-3100
8.8<1%PoC
CVE-2021-3101
+1 related CVE
Hotdog, prior to v1.0.1, did not mimic the capabilities or the SELinux label of the target JVM process
8.8<1%PoC

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1 min read at thehackernews.com

The "hotpatch" released by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in response to the Log4Shell vulnerabilities could be leveraged for container escape and privilege escalation, allowing an attacker to seize control of the underlying host.

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