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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 RHSA-2022:5697-01 Important: OpenJDK Issues

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Calendar Grey July 27, 2022
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Oracle has unveiled a significant patch for java-1.8.0-openjdk rectifying multiple severe vulnerabilities. Discover the steps to implement it.
An update for java-1.8.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support

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-1.8.0-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 8 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 8 Java Software Development Kit.
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-8] (BZ#2099912)
* Revert to disabling system security properties and FIPS mode support together [rhel-8, openjdk-8] (BZ#2108565)
* SecretKey generate/import operations don't add the CKA_SIGN attribute in FIPS mode [rhel-8, openjdk-8] (BZ#2108567)
* Detect NSS at Runtime for FIPS detection [rhel-8, openjdk-11] (BZ#2108667)

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue bug fix important Red Hat Enterprise Java OpenJDK

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 EUS (v.8.4):
Source: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.src.rpm
aarch64: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.aarch64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.aarch64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.aarch64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-debugsource-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.aarch64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.aarch64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-debuginfo-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.aarch64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-slowdebug-debuginfo-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.aarch64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.aarch64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-debuginfo-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.aarch64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-slowdebug-debuginfo-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.aarch64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.aarch64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-debuginfo-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.aarch64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-slowdebug-debuginfo-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.aarch64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-slowdebug-debuginfo-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.aarch64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.aarch64.rpm
noarch: java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.noarch.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el8_4.noarch.rpm
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Advisory ID: RHSA-2022:5697-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5697
Issue date: 2022-07-25

Topic

An update for java-1.8.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 8.4 Extended Update Support.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 security issue bug fix important Red Hat Enterprise Java OpenJDK

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 8.4) - aarch64, ppc64le, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

2099912 - rh1991003 patch breaks sun.security.pkcs11.wrapper.PKCS11.getInstance() [rhel-8, openjdk-8] [rhel-8.4.0.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)

2108565 - Revert to disabling system security properties and FIPS mode support together [rhel-8, openjdk-8] [rhel-8.4.0.z]

2108567 - SecretKey generate/import operations don't add the CKA_SIGN attribute in FIPS mode [rhel-8, openjdk-8] [rhel-8.4.0.z]

2108667 - Detect NSS at Runtime for FIPS detection [rhel-8, openjdk-11] [rhel-8.4.0.z]

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