I could go either way on this.

My questions, which are perhaps not ones we can easily get answers to...

* Do we actually know there are no CVEs against other things we depend on?

* Has this Log4J flurry now concluded, or is that software now "under
scrutiny" such that there are now going to be a bunch more CVEs and
fixes?

On Mon, Dec 20, 2021 at 7:27 AM Steve Lawrence <slawre...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> It looks like another CVE was found that affects Log4J 2.16.0. This seem
> less severe then he previous CVE's--it's only a DoS, and I think
> Daffodil CLI isn't effected. But I *think* API users of Daffodil could
> potentially be affected if they have custom Log4J configs with a special
> Pattern Layout.
>
> Dependabot already has a PR open for Log4J 2.17.0 with a fix. Do we want
> to cancel this rc1 vote, merge the patch, and create an rc2?
>
> (Dependabot also opened a PR to udpate jackson-core, which has a bug fix
> for json parsing of quotes which might be worth merging as well?)
>
> On 12/16/21 4:02 PM, Mike Beckerle wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'd like to call a vote to release Apache Daffodil 3.2.1 and to do so
> > with an abbreviated approval cycle (to be used only for urgent patch
> > releases).
> >
> > Your vote covers the release as usual, but also due to the urgency of
> > this patch release, you are also voting on these 4 deltas from our more
> > usual release process:
> >
> > * You agree the patch release is urgent and this abbreviated approval
> >    cycle is warranted and appropriate.
> >
> > * The DISCUSS email thread will be superceded by this VOTE thread.
> >
> > * Shortened 48 hours of work-day time for lazy consensus on the VOTE
> >
> > * A minimum of three +1 and zero -1 binding votes are needed
> >
> > For a summary of the changes in this release, see the release notes page:
> >
> > https://daffodil.apache.org/releases/3.2.1/
> >
> > All distribution packages, including signatures, digests, etc. can be found 
> > at:
> >
> > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/daffodil/3.2.1-rc1/
> >
> > Staging artifacts can be found at:
> >
> > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachedaffodil-1026/
> >
> > This release has been signed with PGP key 274B8F1413A680AF, corresponding
> > to mbecke...@apache.org, which is included in the KEYS file here:
> >
> > https://downloads.apache.org/daffodil/KEYS
> >
> > The release candidate has been tagged in git with v3.2.1-rc1.
> >
> > For reference, here is a list of all closed JIRAs tagged with 3.2.1:
> >
> > https://s.apache.org/daffodil-issues-3.2.1
> >
> > Please review and vote.
> >
> > Per the abbreviated process, the vote will be open for 48 hours.
> > (Until Monday 20 December 2021 17:00 EST.US).
> >
> > [ ] +1 approve the release, and this abbreviated release process
> > [ ] +0 no opinion
> > [ ] -1 disapprove of the release, or of this abbreviated release
> >         process (and reason why)
> >
>

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