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RHEL 9 : java-21-openjdk (RHSA-2023:6738)
low Nessus Plugin ID 185158
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for java-21-openjdk.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:6738 advisory.The java-21-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 21 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 21 Java Software Development Kit.
Security Fix(es):
* OpenJDK: memory corruption issue on x86_64 with AVX-512 (8317121) (CVE-2023-22025)
* OpenJDK: certificate path validation issue during client authentication (8309966) (CVE-2023-22081)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Bug Fix(es):
* Additional validity checks in the handling of Zip64 files, JDK-8302483, were introduced in the 21.0.0 release of OpenJDK, causing the use of some valid zip files to now fail with an error. This release, 21.0.1, allows for zero-length headers and additional padding produced by some Zip64 creation tools. With both releases, the checks can be disabled using -Djdk.util.zip.disableZip64ExtraFieldValidation=true.
* A maximum signature file size property, jdk.jar.maxSignatureFileSize, was introduced in the 20.0.0 release of OpenJDK by JDK-8300596, with a default of 8 MB. This default proved to be too small for some JAR files. This release, 20.0.1, increases it to 16 MB. (RHEL-14954)
* When Transparent Huge Pages (THP) are unconditionally enabled on a system, Java applications using many threads were found to have a large Resident Set Size (RSS). This was due to a race between the kernel transforming thread stack memory into huge pages and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) shattering these pages into smaller ones when adding a guard page. This release resolves this issue by getting glibc to insert a guard page and prevent the creation of huge pages. (RHEL-14962)
* Installing the same java-21-openjdk-headless package on two different systems resulted in distinct classes.jsa files getting generated. This was because the CDS archive was being generated by a post script action of the java-21-openjdk-headless package. This prevented the use of the dynamic dump feature, because the checksum in the archive would be different on each system. This release resolves this issue by using the .jsa files generated during the initial build. (RHEL-14946)
* The /usr/bin/jfr alternative is now owned by the java-21-openjdk package. (RHEL-14959)
* The jcmd tool is now provided by the java-21-openjdk-headless package, rather than java-21-openjdk- devel, to make it more accessible. (RHEL-14948)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL java-21-openjdk package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:6738.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?c18e684b
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2243627
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 185158
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-6738.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/7/2023
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.4
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.6
Temporal Score: 1.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-22025
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.7
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-static-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-src-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-headless, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-jmods, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-devel-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-demo-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-devel-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-headless-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-headless-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-demo-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-src, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-src-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-javadoc-zip, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-21-openjdk-slowdebug
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/7/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-22025, CVE-2023-22081