CVE-2025-68161
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
Apache Log4j does not verify the TLS hostname in its Socket Appender
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Affected | — |
| sid | Affected | — |
| forky | Affected | — |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.17.1-1~deb11u2 |
| bookworm | Affected | — |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core | >=2.0-beta9,<2.25.3 | 2.25.3 |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-68161
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68161
- https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/pull/4002
- https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/commit/3b93748497e1adbbd027fda8a5e7268ec5d0d578
- https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/xr33kyxq3sl67lwb61ggvm1fzc8k7dvx
- https://logging.apache.org/cyclonedx/vdr.xml
- https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/appenders/network.html#SslConfiguration-attr-verifyHostName
- https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/systemproperties.html#log4j2.sslVerifyHostName
- https://logging.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2025-68161
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/18/1
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68161.html
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.