[LOG4J2-3326] Log4j 1.2 bridge not parsing filters from Properties configuration properly

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.17.1
• Fix Version/s: 2.17.2
• Component/s: Log4j 1.2 bridge
• Assignee: Gary D. Gregory
• Reporter: Benjamin Röhl
• Created: 07/Jan/22 09:10
• Updated: 10/Jan/22 14:04
• Resolved: 10/Jan/22 13:32

Description

Status Quo

The log4j 1.2 bridge gives backward-compatiblilty for the following filters, based on migration documentation:

Supported Filters include: DenyAllFilter, LevelMatchFilter, LevelRangeFilter, StringMatchFilter.

Problem

The filters' parameters are not parsed properly, and instead fallback to default configuration for filter.

Issue Links

• links to: [LOG4J2-3326] Fix parsing filters from Log4j 1.2 properties configuration file #680
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #680