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Fedora 33 : 1:java-1.8.0-openjdk (2021-09272cf059)

high Nessus Plugin ID 146392

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 33 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2021-09272cf059 advisory.

 - # New in release OpenJDK 8u282 (2021-01-19) Live versions of these release notes can be found at: * https://bitly.com/openjdk8u282 * https://builds.shipilev.net/backports-monitor/release-notes- openjdk8u282.txt ## Security fixes * JDK-8247619: Improve Direct Buffering of Characters ## Other changes * [JDK-8230839](https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8230839): Updated XML Signature Implementation to Apache Santuario 2.1.3, adding support for embedding elliptic curve public keys in the KeyValue element * Default to RSA when using keytool, as DSA is only supported by the LEGACY crypto policy. * Make java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo own its directories as well as its files (FEDORA-2021-09272cf059)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected 1:java-1.8.0-openjdk package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2021-09272cf059

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 146392

File Name: fedora_2021-09272cf059.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/11/2021

Updated: 4/12/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:33, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:java-1.8.0-openjdk

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/2/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/2/2021

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