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CVE-2022-37022: Apache Geode deserialization of untrusted data flaw when using JMX over RMI on Java 11


From: Kirk Lund <klund () apache org>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:06:53 +0000

Severity: high - possible RCE

Description:

Apache Geode versions up to 1.12.2 and 1.13.2 are vulnerable to a deserialization of untrusted data flaw when using JMX 
over RMI on Java 11.

Any user wishing to protect against deserialization attacks involving JMX or RMI should upgrade to Apache Geode 1.15. 
Use of 1.15 on Java 11 will automatically protect JMX over RMI against deserialization attacks. This should have no 
impact on performance since it only affects JMX/RMI which Gfsh uses to communicate with the JMX Manager which is hosted 
on a Locator.

This issue is being tracked as GEODE-9064

Mitigation:

Disable affected services such as JMX over RMI unless they are required. JMX over RMI can be disabled by setting Geode 
property `jmx-manager` to false; this property defaults to false on Servers and true on Locators. 


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