Bug 2468012

Summary: CVE-2026-40972 log4j: Spring Boot: Remote code execution via timing attack in DevTools remote secret comparison [fedora-all]
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Vipul Nair <vinair>
Component: log4jAssignee: Paul Wouters <paul.wouters>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 45CC: devrim, java-sig-commits, mizdebsk, mkoncek, orange, paul.wouters, rj.layco, rominf
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Description Vipul Nair 2026-05-08 11:42:47 UTC
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Comment 1 Aoife Moloney 2026-08-17 14:38:47 UTC
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora Linux 45 development cycle.
Changing version to 45.