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Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHSA-2022:5698-01 Important Java Security Fix

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Calendar Grey July 27, 2022
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Crucial patch released for java-1.8.0-openjdk in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 tackles significant vulnerabilities.
An update for java-1.8.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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.
The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: java-1.8.0-openjdk (1.8.0.342.b07). (BZ#2083257)
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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux important Java Runtime java-1.8.0-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 Client (v. 7):
Source: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.src.rpm
x86_64: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
noarch: java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.noarch.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.noarch.rpm
x86_64: java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-1.8.0.342.b07-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2022:5698-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5698
Issue date: 2022-07-25

Topic

An update for java-1.8.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 7.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 fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux important Java Runtime java-1.8.0-openjdk

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - noarch, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

2083257 - Prepare for the next quarterly OpenJDK upstream release (2022-07, 8u342) [rhel-7.9.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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