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Red Hat OpenJDK 8u342 Important Update: Security Threat Mitigated

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Calendar Grey July 28, 2022
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Crucial Red Hat OpenJDK 8u342 security patch released for versatile Linux distributions. Discover the implications of this update.
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:


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 (8u342) for portable Linux serves as a replacement for Red Hat build of OpenJDK 8 (8u332) 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: class compilation issue (Hotspot, 8281859) (CVE-2022-21540)
* OpenJDK: improper restriction of MethodHandle.invokeBasic() (Hotspot, 8281866) (CVE-2022-21541)
* OpenJDK: integer truncation issue in Xalan (JAXP, 8285407) (CVE-2022-34169)
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 Red Hat security fix important Java update OpenJDK portable Linux

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

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2022:5754-01
Product: OpenJDK
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5754
Issue date: 2022-07-28

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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat security fix important Java update OpenJDK portable Linux

Relevant Releases Architectures

Bugs Fixed

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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