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Debian Bookworm: DSA-5857-1 critical: OpenJDK-17 authorization bypass

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Calendar Grey February 3, 2025
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Critical news regarding Debian's security patch for OpenJDK-17, focusing on rectifying possible authorization circumvention vulnerabilities.
A vulnerability has been discovered in the OpenJDK Java runtime, which may result in authorisation bypass or information disclosure
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Summary

A vulnerability has been discovered in the OpenJDK Java runtime, which
may result in authorisation bypass or information disclosure.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 17.0.14+7-1~deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your openjdk-17 packages.

For the detailed security status of openjdk-17 please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/openjdk-17

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: openjdk-17
CVE ID: CVE-2025-21502

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