CVE-2026-85656 Affecting log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch package, versions <0:1.3-9.amzn2
Threat Intelligence
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- published8 Jul 2026
- disclosed4 Sept 2026
Introduced: 8 Jul 2026
CVE-2026-85656 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch to version 0:1.3-9.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2026-3784.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch package and not the log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.
An OS command injection issue in the log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch package in Amazon Linux before 1.3-9 might allow a local user to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via a Java process whose executable path contains embedded newline characters.