LyX ⇒ Has LyX been affected by the recent log4j vulnerability?

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lkiltz
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Has LyX been affected by the recent log4j vulnerability?

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Dear board members,

Can you tell me if LyX has been affected by the recent log4j vulnerability?

Best regards,
Lothar
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Ijon Tichy
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Has LyX been affected by the recent log4j vulnerability?

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  • What is Log4Shell?
  • What is Log4J?
  • Is LyX a server software, that provides remote (HTTP) access? No, it is a local application.
  • Is LyX a Java application? No, as you can see sourced, it is a C++ application.
  • Does LyX use any Java logging frameworks? No
But if you really fear, that the local C++ application LyX could be affected by Log4Shell, you should not ask other users, but either inspect the code or ask the developers.

(A completely different question would be, whether http://www.lyx.org is somehow affected by Log4Shell. But also nothing the user community could answer.)
Sorry, but I can no longer participate here as the administrator is trampling on my wishes on one of his other platforms. :cry:
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