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Oracle Linux 8 / 9 : java-21-openjdk (ELSA-2025-0426)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 214597

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-0426 advisory.

 [1:21.0.6.0.7-1.0.1]
 - Add Oracle vendor bug URL [Orabug: 34340155]

 [1:21.0.6.0.7-1]
 - Update to jdk-21.0.6+7 (GA)
 - Update release notes to 21.0.6+7
 - Sync the copy of the portable & devkit specfiles with the latest update
 - Include the latest devkit patches
 - Update README.md to list an easier way of disabling the devkit
 - ** This tarball is embargoed until 2025-01-21 @ 1pm PT. **
 - Resolves: RHEL-73549

 [1:21.0.5.0.11-3]
 - Transition to the devkit build by not defining pkgos
 - Exempt x86_64 from the static libs debuginfo test until portable uses an older DWARF version
 - Sync the copy of the portable specfile with the devkit version
 - Include the devkit specfile and patches
 - Document the devkit in README.md
 - Resolves: RHEL-74404

 [1:21.0.5.0.11-2]
 - Update to jdk-21.0.5+11 (GA)
 - Update release notes to 21.0.5+11
 - Remove local JDK-8327501 & JDK-8328366 backport as this is now upstream.
 - Sync the copy of the portable specfile with the latest update
 - Related: RHEL-61346

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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 affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-0426.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 214597

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-0426.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/24/2025

Updated: 1/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.0

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:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-src-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-devel-fastdebug, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-javadoc-zip, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-src, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-demo, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::appstream, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-headless, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:9::codeready_builder, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-headless-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-demo-fastdebug, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-src-slowdebug, cpe:/a:oracle:linux:8::codeready_builder, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-devel-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-demo-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-static-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-headless-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-jmods

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/21/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-21502