Hi, Israel,

Randall added some clarification for the connectors in the PR.

Thanks,

Jun

On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 12:10 PM Israel Ekpo <israele...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Do we want to add a disclaimer that users need to check their connectors to
> see if it uses log4j2?
>
> Though the core library does not use this dependency, it is possible
> external connectors that use it could introduce vulnerabilities if they
> depend on the affected log4j2 version
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 1:40 PM Israel Ekpo <israele...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Sure I will take a look at it shortly
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 12:44 PM Jun Rao <j...@confluent.io.invalid>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi, Luke,
> >>
> >> Thanks for the analysis. We are trying to put a public statement on this
> >> through this PR: https://github.com/apache/kafka-site/pull/388. If
> anyone
> >> has more feedback, we can iterate on the PR.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Jun
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 7:53 AM Murilo Tavares <murilo...@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > What about Kafka-Connect?
> >> > Anyone has checked if any of the Confluent KafkaConnect docker images
> >> embed
> >> > log4j v2?
> >> > Thanks
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 at 21:39, Luke Chen <show...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Hi all,
> >> > >
> >> > > Here's the comments for CVE-2021-44228 vulnerability *from SLF4J
> >> > project*.
> >> > > REF: http://slf4j.org/log4shell.html
> >> > >
> >> > > I think it's a analysis that worth reading. Most importantly, it has
> >> > > comments about log4j 1.x versions, which is currently Kafka used.
> >> > > I quote some sentences here for your reference:
> >> > >
> >> > > 1. As *log4j 1.x *does NOT offer a JNDI look up mechanism at the
> >> message
> >> > > level,* it does NOT suffer from CVE-2021-44228.*
> >> > > 2. However, log4j 1.x comes with JMSAppender which will perform a
> JNDI
> >> > > lookup if enabled in log4j's configuration file, i.e.
> >> *log4j.properties*
> >> > or
> >> > > *log4j.xml*.
> >> > > 3. In the absence of a new log4j 1.x release, you can remove
> >> JMSAppender
> >> > > from the *log4j-1.2.17.jar* artifact yourself. (commands are listed
> in
> >> > the
> >> > > page <http://slf4j.org/log4shell.html>)
> >> > > 4. Therefore, in addition to hardening KNOWN vulnerable components
> in
> >> > > aforementioned frameworks, we also recommend that *configuration
> >> files be
> >> > > protected against write access*. In Unix-speak they should be
> >> *read-only
> >> > > for all users, including the owner*. If possible, they should also
> be
> >> > > monitored against changes and unauthorized manipulation.
> >> > >
> >> > > Thank you.
> >> > > Luke
> >> > >
> >> > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 12:55 AM David Ballano Fernandez <
> >> > > dfernan...@demonware.net> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Thanks guys!
> >> > > >
> >> > > > On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 7:43 AM Brian Rickabaugh <
> >> br...@rickabaugh.net
> >> > >
> >> > > > wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > >   I strongly recommend that the Kafka community publish a
> >> statement
> >> > on
> >> > > > this
> >> > > > > vulnerability.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > This Log4J exploit is getting a lot of publicity in my
> >> organization
> >> > > and a
> >> > > > > page to point our security team to would be very helpful.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Brian
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Quoting Luke Chen <show...@gmail.com>:
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > > Due to this vulnerability is quite critical and "popular" in
> >> these
> >> > > > days,
> >> > > > > > should *Kafka have an official announcement in our security
> cve
> >> > list
> >> > > > page
> >> > > > > > or somewhere*? (i.e.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__kafka.apache.org_cve-2Dlist&d=DwIFaQ&c=qE8EibqjfXM-zBfebVhd4gtjNZbrDcrKYXvb1gt38s4&r=p-f3AJg4e4Uk20g_16kSyBtabT4JOB-1GIb23_CxD58&m=bgQoydMIn6_TMXjRt2Jw8AUS-IPeFX07xSqA4ONmNUDFJXnB5xNHw7TFiy6UD4gP&s=lGTK9XqyO0i5KkSD6aOpmRxCVx90zrXNRtOq0vtSPSc&e=
> >> > > > > )
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > So far, my assessment is that, Kafka is not using log4j 2.x
> >> > versions,
> >> > > > so
> >> > > > > > the risk is lower.
> >> > > > > > Kafka is using log4j 1.x version. As long as users don't set
> the
> >> > jms
> >> > > > > > appender, with the *TopicBindingName* or
> >> > > > > > *TopicConnectionFactoryBindingName
> >> > > > > > *configured with the JNDI can handle (ex:
> >> "ldap://host:port/a";), it
> >> > > is
> >> > > > > > safe. (usually we don't set the topic name or factory name to
> >> this
> >> > > kind
> >> > > > > of
> >> > > > > > for name)
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > One thing to add is that, we are currently working on
> upgrading
> >> > > log4j 1
> >> > > > > to
> >> > > > > > log4j 2 (KAFKA-9366 <
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__issues.apache.org_jira_browse_KAFKA-2D9366&d=DwIFaQ&c=qE8EibqjfXM-zBfebVhd4gtjNZbrDcrKYXvb1gt38s4&r=p-f3AJg4e4Uk20g_16kSyBtabT4JOB-1GIb23_CxD58&m=bgQoydMIn6_TMXjRt2Jw8AUS-IPeFX07xSqA4ONmNUDFJXnB5xNHw7TFiy6UD4gP&s=wNhgW9w7vSqIYgBLQ1iOcfBsQg3vHcPHxChyXqQ2-K0&e=
> >> > > > > >),
> >> > > > > > and we'll make sure it upgrades to 2.15.0 or newer versions.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Thank you.
> >> > > > > > Luke
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > On Sun, Dec 12, 2021 at 12:00 PM Luke Chen <show...@gmail.com
> >
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > >> Hi David Ballano Fernandez and all,
> >> > > > > >>
> >> > > > > >> Some update here:
> >> > > > > >> Based on @TopStreamsNet's comment here:
> >> > > > > >>
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_apache_logging-2Dlog4j2_pull_608-23issuecomment-2D991723301&d=DwIFaQ&c=qE8EibqjfXM-zBfebVhd4gtjNZbrDcrKYXvb1gt38s4&r=p-f3AJg4e4Uk20g_16kSyBtabT4JOB-1GIb23_CxD58&m=bgQoydMIn6_TMXjRt2Jw8AUS-IPeFX07xSqA4ONmNUDFJXnB5xNHw7TFiy6UD4gP&s=z2x4txhlSwAoPNTeuYxZH8IVCHoGkhLsfbhWDH-SVG4&e=
> >> > > > > >> log4j 1.x versions can still be vulnerable to this issue, but
> >> only
> >> > > > when
> >> > > > > >> the jms configuration: *TopicBindingName* or
> >> > > > > >> *TopicConnectionFactoryBindingName* is set to something that
> >> JNDI
> >> > > can
> >> > > > > >> handle - for example "ldap://host:port/a";. In this way, JNDI
> >> will
> >> > do
> >> > > > > >> exactly the same thing it does for 2.x.
> >> > > > > >> That is, *1.x is vulnerable, just attack vector is "safer" as
> >> it
> >> > > > depends
> >> > > > > >> on configuration rather than user input.*
> >> > > > > >>
> >> > > > > >> So, in short, as long as you're using Kafka, and not setting
> >> the
> >> > jms
> >> > > > > >> configuration: *TopicBindingName* or
> >> > > > *TopicConnectionFactoryBindingName
> >> > > > > >> *to
> >> > > > > >> something that JNDI can handle, it is safe!
> >> > > > > >>
> >> > > > > >> Thank you.
> >> > > > > >> Luke
> >> > > > > >>
> >> > > > > >> On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 4:23 PM Luke Chen <show...@gmail.com
> >
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > > > > >>
> >> > > > > >>> Hi David Ballano Fernandez,
> >> > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > >>> Thanks for reporting this issue. Yes, this is the most
> >> critical
> >> > > 0-day
> >> > > > > >>> vulnerability for security members.
> >> > > > > >>> I've been investigating this CVE for a while, and I
> confirmed
> >> > that*
> >> > > > > >>> log4j 1.x versions are not affected by this vulnerability.*
> >> > > > > >>> That is, *Kafka, which is using log4j 1.x, is not affected
> by
> >> > this
> >> > > > > >>> vulnerability*.
> >> > > > > >>> So, users can safely use Kafka without worries! :)
> >> > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > >>> REF: Here, the PMC of log4j 2 comment on the PR to fix the
> >> > > > > vulnerability
> >> > > > > >>> here
> >> > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > <
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_apache_logging-2Dlog4j2_pull_608-23issuecomment-2D990494126&d=DwIFaQ&c=qE8EibqjfXM-zBfebVhd4gtjNZbrDcrKYXvb1gt38s4&r=p-f3AJg4e4Uk20g_16kSyBtabT4JOB-1GIb23_CxD58&m=bgQoydMIn6_TMXjRt2Jw8AUS-IPeFX07xSqA4ONmNUDFJXnB5xNHw7TFiy6UD4gP&s=6RYStOYjw2vQZteGALeXGun6DVhCKcs539cR9tr3m8A&e=
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > >>> and said:
> >> > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > >>> *Update (2021-12-11 09:09 JST): according to this analysis
> >> > > > > >>> <
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ceki_status_1469449618316533762&d=DwIFaQ&c=qE8EibqjfXM-zBfebVhd4gtjNZbrDcrKYXvb1gt38s4&r=p-f3AJg4e4Uk20g_16kSyBtabT4JOB-1GIb23_CxD58&m=bgQoydMIn6_TMXjRt2Jw8AUS-IPeFX07xSqA4ONmNUDFJXnB5xNHw7TFiy6UD4gP&s=ZhLYIdqAKXaVPEbVpd3uce5dtisDqwoWaji_UMVM5Es&e=
> >> > > > > > by @ceki
> >> > > > > >>> <
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_ceki&d=DwIFaQ&c=qE8EibqjfXM-zBfebVhd4gtjNZbrDcrKYXvb1gt38s4&r=p-f3AJg4e4Uk20g_16kSyBtabT4JOB-1GIb23_CxD58&m=bgQoydMIn6_TMXjRt2Jw8AUS-IPeFX07xSqA4ONmNUDFJXnB5xNHw7TFiy6UD4gP&s=103KstS4K4BNNdpX7RDbGisXiPzc62Eq5yiO6DJgn8k&e=
> >> > > > > > (the author of log4j 1.x), Log4j 1.x is not
> >> > > > > >>> impacted, since it does not have lookups, and the JMS
> Appender
> >> > only
> >> > > > > >>> loads
> >> > > > > >>> Strings from the remote server, not serialized objects.*
> >> > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > >>> That is, log4j 1 is actually another project from log4j 2,
> and
> >> > the
> >> > > > > >>> author
> >> > > > > >>> of the log4j 1 confirmed log4j 1 is not impacted by this
> >> > > > vulnerability!
> >> > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > >>> Thank you
> >> > > > > >>> *.*
> >> > > > > >>> Luke
> >> > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > >>> On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 6:42 AM David Ballano Fernandez <
> >> > > > > >>> dfernan...@demonware.net> wrote:
> >> > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > >>>> Hi All,
> >> > > > > >>>>
> >> > > > > >>>> I wonder if you guys have heard about this vulnerability
> >> > > > > >>>>
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.randori.com_blog_cve-2D2021-2D44228_&d=DwIFaQ&c=qE8EibqjfXM-zBfebVhd4gtjNZbrDcrKYXvb1gt38s4&r=p-f3AJg4e4Uk20g_16kSyBtabT4JOB-1GIb23_CxD58&m=bgQoydMIn6_TMXjRt2Jw8AUS-IPeFX07xSqA4ONmNUDFJXnB5xNHw7TFiy6UD4gP&s=TaOz7ebOBrjIW_i2K4MduRFI7vsBBUZMKr9B1K6JupI&e=
> >> > > > >   affecting log4j v1 and
> >> > > > > v2
> >> > > > > >>>> as far as i can see kafka 2.7 and 2.8 are using log4j v1.
> >> which
> >> > is
> >> > > > > only
> >> > > > > >>>> affected if using jms appender.
> >> > > > > >>>>
> >> > > > > >>>> any thoughts?
> >> > > > > >>>>
> >> > > > > >>>> Thanks!
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> > --
> > Israel Ekpo
> > Lead Instructor, IzzyAcademy.com
> > https://izzyacademy.com/
> >
>

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