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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: RHSA-2022-5683-01 Important Java Update

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Calendar Grey July 27, 2022
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Oracle has rolled out a significant patch for jdk-11-java that tackles serious vulnerabilities and includes various improvements.
An update for java-11-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

All running instances of OpenJDK Java must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Summary

The java-11-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 11 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 11 Java Software Development Kit.
The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: java-11-openjdk (11.0.16.0.8). (BZ#2084649)
Security Fix(es):
* OpenJDK: integer truncation issue in Xalan-J (JAXP, 8285407) (CVE-2022-34169)
* OpenJDK: class compilation issue (Hotspot, 8281859) (CVE-2022-21540)
* OpenJDK: improper restriction of MethodHandle.invokeBasic() (Hotspot, 8281866) (CVE-2022-21541)
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.
Bug Fix(es):
* rh1991003 patch breaks sun.security.pkcs11.wrapper.PKCS11.getInstance() [rhel-8, openjdk-11] (BZ#2099917)
* Revert to disabling system security properties and FIPS mode support together [rhel-8, openjdk-11] (BZ#2108248)
* SecretKey generate/import operations don't add the CKA_SIGN attribute in FIPS mode [rhel-8, openjdk-11] (BZ#2108251)

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat bug fix important Java update OpenJDK class issue

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-21540 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-21541 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-34169 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8):
Source: java-11-openjdk-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.src.rpm
aarch64: java-11-openjdk-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm java-11-openjdk-debuginfo-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm java-11-openjdk-debugsource-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm java-11-openjdk-demo-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm java-11-openjdk-devel-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm java-11-openjdk-devel-debuginfo-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm java-11-openjdk-headless-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm java-11-openjdk-headless-debuginfo-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm java-11-openjdk-javadoc-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm java-11-openjdk-javadoc-zip-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm java-11-openjdk-jmods-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm java-11-openjdk-src-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm java-11-openjdk-static-libs-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le: java-11-openjdk-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm java-11-openjdk-debuginfo-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm java-11-openjdk-debugsource-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm java-11-openjdk-demo-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm java-11-openjdk-devel-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm java-11-openjdk-devel-debuginfo-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm java-11-openjdk-headless-11.0.16.0.8-1.el8_6.ppc64le.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2022:5683-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5683
Issue date: 2022-07-21

Topic

An update for java-11-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux8.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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat bug fix important Java update OpenJDK class issue

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

2084649 - Prepare for the next quarterly OpenJDK upstream release (2022-07, 11.0.16) [rhel-8] [rhel-8.6.0.z]

2099917 - rh1991003 patch breaks sun.security.pkcs11.wrapper.PKCS11.getInstance() [rhel-8, openjdk-11] [rhel-8.6.0.z]

2108248 - Revert to disabling system security properties and FIPS mode support together [rhel-8, openjdk-11] [rhel-8.6.0.z]

2108251 - SecretKey generate/import operations don't add the CKA_SIGN attribute in FIPS mode [rhel-8, openjdk-11] [rhel-8.6.0.z]

2108540 - CVE-2022-21540 OpenJDK: class compilation issue (Hotspot, 8281859)

2108543 - CVE-2022-21541 OpenJDK: improper restriction of MethodHandle.invokeBasic() (Hotspot, 8281866)

2108554 - CVE-2022-34169 OpenJDK: integer truncation issue in Xalan-J (JAXP, 8285407)

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