Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 764
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 764

Gentoo: GLSA-202209-15 Normal: Oracle JDK/JRE Code Execution Risks

gentoo
Calendar Grey September 25, 2022
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Multiple security flaws identified in Oracle JDK and JRE; implement necessary patches to safeguard systems against significant threats.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Oracle JDK and JRE, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Oracle's JDK and JRE software suites. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo arbitrary execution normal oracle jre jdk

Resolution

Gentoo has discontinued support for the Oracle JDK and JRE. We recommend that users remove it, and use dev-java/openjdk, dev-java/openjdk-bin, or dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin instead: # emerge --ask --depclean "dev-java/oracle-jre-bin" # emerge --ask --depclean "dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-2585 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2585 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-2755 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2755 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-2756 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2756 [ 4 ] CVE-2020-2757 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2757 [ 5 ] CVE-2020-2773 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2773 [ 6 ] CVE-2020-2781 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2781 [ 7 ] CVE-2020-2800 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2800 [ 8 ] CVE-2020-2803 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2803 [ 9 ] CVE-2020-2805 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2805 [ 10 ] CVE-2020-14556 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14556 [ 11 ] CVE-2020-14562 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14562 [ 12 ] CVE-2020-14573 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14573 [ 13 ] CVE-2020-14577 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14577 [ 14 ] CVE-2020-14578 https://...

Read the Full Advisory

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-15
style>.gentoo_availability{display:block;}

Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: Oracle JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 25, 2022
Bugs: #732630, #717638
ID: 202209-15

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo arbitrary execution normal oracle jre jdk

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Oracle JDK and JRE, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) lets you develop and deploy Java applications on desktops and servers, as well as in today's demanding embedded environments. Java offers the rich user interface, performance, versatility, portability, and security that today's applications require.

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin <= 11.0.2 Vulnerable! 2 dev-java/oracle-jre-bin <= 1.8.0.202 Vulnerable!

Impact

===== Certain uses of untrusted data by Oracle JDK and JRE could result in arbitrary code execution.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Your message here