RHEL 9 : java-17-openjdk security update for RHEL 9.0 and 9.2 (Moderate) (RHSA-2025:0423)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 214464

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for java-17-openjdk.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2025:0423 advisory.

The java-17-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 17 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 17 Java Software Development Kit.

Security Fix(es):

* JDK: Enhance array handling (CVE-2025-21502)

Important Changes:

* The Red Hat build of OpenJDK 17 is now the default system-wide version of Java on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9, because the full support phase for Red Hat build of OpenJDK 11 has ended (RHEL-63035, RHEL-63036).

The 11.0.25 release was the last release of Red Hat build of OpenJDK 11 from Red Hat in the full support phase of the lifecycle. The full support phase for Red Hat build of OpenJDK 11 ended on 31 October 2024.

As a consequence, Red Hat build of OpenJDK 17 will be the default system-wide Java version on RHEL 9 after 31 October 2024.

Please refer to the Release Notes for Red Hat Build of OpenJDK 11.0.25 [1] for more details, including the Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) phase for Red Hat build of OpenJDK 11 and for migration instructions.

See [2] for instructions on configuring Red Hat build of OpenJDK 17 on RHEL and selecting the default Red Hat build of OpenJDK version to use system wide.

[1] https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_build_of_openjdk/11/html/release_notes_for_red_hat_build_ of_openjdk_11.0.25/endfullsupport

[2] https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_build_of_openjdk/17/html- single/configuring_red_hat_build_of_openjdk_17_on_rhel/index

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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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 RHEL java-17-openjdk package based on the guidance in RHSA-2025:0423.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 214464

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2025-0423.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 1/22/2025

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-21502

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Temporal Score: 4.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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-17-openjdk-headless-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-src-fastdebug, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-devel-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-devel-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-static-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-javadoc-zip, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-demo-slowdebug, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-src, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-src-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-demo-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-headless, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-headless-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-17-openjdk-jmods

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: 1/22/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/21/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-21502

CWE: 195

RHSA: 2025:0423

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