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log4j vulnerable files are getting recreated after removal(CVE-2021-44228. )

imsidrai
Explorer

we followed the steps provided on https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/bulletins/splunk-security-advisory-for-apache-log4j-cve-2021-44228... but it seems that files are being recreated , Can anyone please help on that ??,
Also i wanted to know if replacing just Apache version rather upgrading splunk could  help to mitigate ?
and what should be the steps if i replace?

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Which files are you talking about?  Are they actually being recreated or is the deletion failing?  Are the files showing up in the splunk_archiver app?  If so, the blog says what to do about that.

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japonter
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did you just delete the 4 paths the documents say. i have been looking for more clarification into this. as i read it just indicates to delete those 4 paths and that should be it. is this true?

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
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Which files are you talking about?  Are they actually being recreated or is the deletion failing?  Are the files showing up in the splunk_archiver app?  If so, the blog says what to do about that.

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