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Red Hat OpenJDK 8u312 Important: RHSA-2021-3960-01 TLS Attack Fixed

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Calendar Grey October 25, 2021
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important security patch for OpenJDK 8u312, targeting significant flaws affecting versatile Linux installations.
The Red Hat Build of OpenJDK 8 (java-1.8.0-openjdk) is now available for portable Linux

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

_using_openjdk_8_for_rhel/installing-openjdk8-on-rhel#installing-jdk8-on-rh el-using-archive

Summary

The OpenJDK 8 packages provide the OpenJDK 8 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 8 Java Software Development Kit.
This release of the Red Hat build of OpenJDK 8 (1.8.0.312) for portable Linux serves as a replacement for Red Hat build of OpenJDK 8 (1.8.0.302) and includes security and bug fixes as well as enhancements. For further information, refer to the release notes linked to in the References section.
Security Fix(es):
* OpenJDK: Loop in HttpsServer triggered during TLS session close (JSSE, 8254967) (CVE-2021-35565)
* OpenJDK: Incorrect principal selection when using Kerberos Constrained Delegation (Libraries, 8266689) (CVE-2021-35567)
* OpenJDK: Weak ciphers preferred over stronger ones for TLS (JSSE, 8264210) (CVE-2021-35550)
* OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in RTFParser (Swing, 8265167) (CVE-2021-35556)
* OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in RTFReader (Swing, 8265580) (CVE-2021-35559)
* OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in HashMap and HashSet (Utility, 8266097) (CVE-2021-35561)
* OpenJDK: Certificates with end dates too far in the future can corrupt keystore (Keytool, 8266137) (CVE-2021-35564)
* OpenJDK: Unexpected exception raised during TLS handshake (JSSE, 8267729) (CVE-2021-35578)
* OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in BMPImageReader (ImageIO, 8267735) (CVE-2021-35586)
* OpenJDK: Incomplete validation of inner class references in ClassFileParser (Hotspot, 8268071) (CVE-2021-35588)
* OpenJDK: Non-constant comparison during TLS handshakes (JSSE, 8269618) (CVE-2021-35603)
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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory important security impact linux openjdk tls attack

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35550 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35556 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35559 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35561 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35564 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35565 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35567 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35578 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35586 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35588 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35603 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2021:3960-01
Product: OpenJDK
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3960
Issue date: 2021-10-25
Keywords: openjdk,linux

Topic

The Red Hat Build of OpenJDK 8 (java-1.8.0-openjdk) is now available forportable Linux.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory important security impact linux openjdk tls attack

Relevant Releases Architectures

Bugs Fixed

2014508 - CVE-2021-35565 OpenJDK: Loop in HttpsServer triggered during TLS session close (JSSE, 8254967)

2014515 - CVE-2021-35556 OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in RTFParser (Swing, 8265167)

2014518 - CVE-2021-35559 OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in RTFReader (Swing, 8265580)

2014524 - CVE-2021-35561 OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in HashMap and HashSet (Utility, 8266097)

2015061 - CVE-2021-35564 OpenJDK: Certificates with end dates too far in the future can corrupt keystore (Keytool, 8266137)

2015308 - CVE-2021-35586 OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in BMPImageReader (ImageIO, 8267735)

2015311 - CVE-2021-35603 OpenJDK: Non-constant comparison during TLS handshakes (JSSE, 8269618)

2015648 - CVE-2021-35550 OpenJDK: Weak ciphers preferred over stronger ones for TLS (JSSE, 8264210)

2015653 - CVE-2021-35578 OpenJDK: Unexpected exception raised during TLS handshake (JSSE, 8267729)

2015658 - CVE-2021-35567 OpenJDK: Incorrect principal selection when using Kerberos Constrained Delegation (Libraries, 8266689)

2015659 - CVE-2021-35588 OpenJDK: Incomplete validation of inner class references in ClassFileParser (Hotspot, 8268071)

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