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title: 'The Apache Weekly News Round-up: week ending 7 January 2022'
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<p>Welcome, 2022! We hope that you have had a festive holiday season<br />
and are excited to kick off the new year. Here's what happened over the<br />
past week:<br></p>
<div><b>Apache in 2021 - By The Digits</b>&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;a look at the achievements from the Apache Community over the past 12 months.<br>&nbsp;- Summary and stats at <a href="https://s.apache.org/Apache2021Digits" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/Apache2021Digits</a><br>&nbsp;- Video highlights&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/GU0SV_2tWkU" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/GU0SV_2tWkU</a></div>
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<div><b>The Apache Month in Review </b>&ndash; highlights of what we've accomplished over the past month. <br>&nbsp;- December 2021 <a href="https://s.apache.org/December2021" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/December2021</a></div>
<div><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br>ASF Board</span>&nbsp;&ndash; management and oversight of the business affairs of the corporation in accordance with the Foundation's bylaws.<br></div>
<p>&nbsp;- Next Board Meeting: 19 January 2022. Board calendar and minutes&nbsp;<a href="https://apache.org/foundation/board/calendar.html" target="_blank">https://apache.org/foundation/board/calendar.html</a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 700;">ASF Infrastructure</span>&nbsp;&ndash; our distributed team on three continents keeps the ASF's infrastructure running around the clock.<br>&nbsp;-<br />
7M+ weekly checks yield uptime at 99.98%. Performance checks across 50<br />
different service components spread over more than 250 machines in data<br />
centers around the world. View the <a href="http://www.apache.org/uptime/" target="_blank">ASF's Infrastructure Uptime site to see the most recent averages</a>.<br></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 700;">Apache Code Snapshot&nbsp;</span>&ndash;<br />
Over the past week, 280 Apache Committers changed 2,780,891 lines of<br />
code over 2,868 commits. Top 5 contributors, in order, are: <span>Jean-Baptiste Onofr&eacute;, Gary Gregory, Mark Thomas, Harikrishna Patnala, and Claus Ibsen.&nbsp; </span><span style="font-weight: 700;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 700;">Apache Project Announcements</span>&nbsp;&ndash; the latest updates by category.</p>
<p>Big Data --<br>&nbsp;- <a href="https://avro.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache Avro</a> 1.11.0 released <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; -- <a href="https://s.apache.org/l8r9g" target="_blank">CVE-2021-43045</a>: Possible DOS vulnerabilities in C# Avro SDK <br></p>
<p>Enterprise Processes Automation / ERP --<br><br />
&nbsp;- <a href="https://ofbiz.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache </a><span class="il"><a href="https://ofbiz.apache.org/" target="_blank">OFBiz</a></span> 18.12.05 released<br></p></p>
<p>Integration --<br>&nbsp;- <a href="https://camel.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache </a><span class="il"><a href="https://camel.apache.org/" target="_blank">Camel</a></span> 3.11.5 (LTS) released&nbsp;</p>
<p>Mail --<br>&nbsp;- <a href="https://james.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache </a><span class="il"><a href="https://james.apache.org/" target="_blank">James</a></span> 3.6.1 released <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -- <a href="https://s.apache.org/4dnw1" target="_blank">CVE-2021-38542</a>: STARTTLS command injection (IMAP and POP3) <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -- <a href="https://s.apache.org/5nwbw" target="_blank">CVE-2021-40110</a>: IMAP vulnerable to a ReDoS <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -- <a href="https://s.apache.org/kt2t1" target="_blank">CVE-2021-40111</a>: IMAP parsing Denial Of Service <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -- <a href="https://s.apache.org/keasu" target="_blank">CVE-2021-40525</a>: Sieve file storage vulnerable to path traversal attacks&nbsp;</p>
<p>Network Client --<br><br />
&nbsp;- <a href="https://guacamole.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache </a><span class="il"><a href="https://guacamole.apache.org/" target="_blank">Guacamole</a></span> 1.4.0 released <br>&nbsp;- <a href="https://mina.apache.org" target="_blank">Apache </a><span class="il"><a href="https://mina.apache.org" target="_blank">MINA</a></span> FTPServer 1.1.2 released <br></p>
<p>Web Frameworks--<br>&nbsp;- <a href="https://struts.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache </a><span class="il"><a href="https://struts.apache.org/" target="_blank">Struts</a></span> 2.5.28.3 released <br>&nbsp;- <a href="https://portals.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache Portals</a> 3.1.1 released <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; -- <a href="https://s.apache.org/79g3o" target="_blank">CVE-2021-36737</a>: XSS in V3 Demo Portlet <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; -- <a href="https://s.apache.org/meum0" target="_blank">CVE-2021-36738</a>: XSS vulnerability in the JSP version of the Pluto Applicant MVCBean CDI portlet <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; -- <a href="https://s.apache.org/uga6s" target="_blank">CVE-2021-36739</a>: XSS vulnerability in the MVCBean JSP portlet maven archetype <a href="https://s.apache.org/uga6s"></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br>Did You Know?</span><br></p>
<p>&nbsp;- Did you know that in 2021, 724 individuals new to the ASF contributed to Apache projects and initiatives? <a href="https://s.apache.org/Apache2021Digits" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/Apache2021Digits</a> <br></p>
<p>&nbsp;- Did you know that Apache Druid is frequently used for AdTech data? <a target="_blank" class="c-link" data-stringify-link="https://druid.apache.org/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" href="https://druid.apache.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://druid.apache.org/</a></p>
<p>&nbsp;- Did you know that PulsarSummit Asia 2022 will be held online on January 15-16? <a target="_blank" class="c-link" data-stringify-link="https://pulsar-summit.org/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" href="https://pulsar-summit.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://pulsar-summit.org/</a><br><br></p>
<h3>Apache Community Notices</h3>
<p>&nbsp;- Watch "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUt2nb0mgwg" target="_blank">Trillions and Trillions Served</a>", the documentary on the ASF 1)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUt2nb0mgwg" target="_blank">full feature</a>&nbsp;[49 min] 2) "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXtIti9jMFI" target="_blank">Apache Everywhere</a>" [6 min] 3) "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM5dLvNatRs" target="_blank">Why Apache</a>" [2.5 min] 4)&nbsp;&ldquo;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkvqJaX4S50" target="_blank">Apache Innovation</a>&rdquo; [40 min]&nbsp;<br></p>
<p>&nbsp;- ASF Annual Report: FY2021 --&nbsp;<a href="https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-software-foundation-announces78" target="_blank">Press release</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/docs/FY2021AnnualReport.pdf" target="_blank">Report</a>&nbsp;(PDF)</p>
<p>&nbsp;- The Apache Way to&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/GhnI" target="_blank">Sustainable Open Source Success</a>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/reports.html" target="_blank">Foundation Reports and Statements</a><br></p>
<p>&nbsp;- Presentations from 2021's ApacheCon Asia and ApacheCon@Home are available on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TheApacheFoundation/" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ASF YouTube channel</a>.</p>
<p>&nbsp;- "<a href="https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/category/SuccessAtApache" target="_blank">Success at Apache</a>" focuses on the people and processes behind why the ASF "just works."&nbsp;<br></p>
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<p>&nbsp;- Inside Infra: the new interview series with members of the ASF infrastructure team --meet&nbsp;<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; Chris Thistlethwaite&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Chris" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Chris</a><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; Drew Foulks&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Drew" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Drew&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1588339104628000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF9dVEn48pV7o9HBG14sP9uprU8Xw">https://s.apache.org/InsideInf<wbr>ra-Drew</a><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; Greg Stein Part I&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg</a><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ...Part II&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg2" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg2</a>&nbsp;and Part III&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg3" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg3</a><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; Daniel Gruno Part I&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Daniel1" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Daniel1</a>&nbsp;and Part II&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Daniel2" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Daniel2</a><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gavin McDonald Part I&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Gavin" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Gavin</a>&nbsp;and Part II&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Gavin2" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Gavin2</a><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Andrew Wetmore Part I&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Andrew" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Andrew</a>&nbsp;and Part II&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Andrew2" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Andrew2</a><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; Chris Lambertus Part I&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-ChrisL" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-ChrisL</a>&nbsp; and Part II&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-ChrisL2" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-ChrisL2</a></p>
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