Bug 2039492 - arara embeds a vulnerable version of log4j
Summary: arara embeds a vulnerable version of log4j
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: texlive-base
Version: 35
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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medium
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Assignee: Tom "spot" Callaway
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2022-01-11 19:08 UTC by Ben Webb
Modified: 2022-01-20 14:53 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

Fixed In Version: texlive-base-20210325-44.fc35
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Last Closed: 2022-01-20 14:53:19 UTC
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Description Ben Webb 2022-01-11 19:08:05 UTC
Description of problem:
The 'arara' tool bundles a vulnerable version (2.14.1) of log4j.

While this probably doesn't make arara any more vulnerable to untrusted .tex files that it is already, it's probably a good idea to replace this vulnerable version of log4j. (If nothing else, it removes a false positive from scans for log4j exploits.)

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
texlive-arara-20210325-40.fc35.noarch.rpm

How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. unzip -q -c /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/scripts/arara/arara.jar META-INF/maven/org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-api/pom.xml|grep -A 3 org.apache.logging.log4j|head -4

Actual results:
    <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
    <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
    <version>2.14.1</version>
    <relativePath>../</relativePath>


Expected results:
log4j should be newer than 2.14.1, probably 2.17.1.

Additional info:
Looks like upstream already fixed this, so it should be as simple as just an update:
https://gitlab.com/islandoftex/arara/-/issues/77

Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2022-01-12 23:18:09 UTC
FEDORA-2022-639b9d2b85 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 35. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-639b9d2b85

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2022-01-13 01:12:12 UTC
FEDORA-2022-639b9d2b85 has been pushed to the Fedora 35 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --advisory=FEDORA-2022-639b9d2b85`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-639b9d2b85

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2022-01-20 14:53:19 UTC
FEDORA-2022-639b9d2b85 has been pushed to the Fedora 35 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.


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