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Ubuntu 25.10 OpenJDK 17 Critical Risk RCE DoS USN-7998-1

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 17.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7998-1
February 03, 2026

openjdk-17 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 17.

Software Description:
- openjdk-17: Open Source Java implementation

Details:

It was discovered that the RMI component of OpenJDK 17 would establish
RMI TCP endpoint connections to a remote host without setting an
endpoint identification algorithm. An unauthenticated remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to steal sensitive information.
(CVE-2026-21925)

Mingijung discovered that the AWT and JavaFX componenets of OpenJDK 17
could run programs if Desktop.browse() was supplied a filename as a
URI. An unauthenticated remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-21932)

Zhihui Chen discovered that the Networking component of OpenJDK 17
was suceptible to a CRLF injection vulnerability via the HttpServer
class. An unauthenticated remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to modify files or leak sensitive information. (CVE-2026-21933)

Ireneusz Pastusiak discovered that the Security component of OpenJDK
17 failed to verify provided URIs point to a legitimate source when
AIA is enabled. An unauthenticated remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to redirect users to malicious hosts.
(CVE-2026-21945)

In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes,
new features, and possibly incompatible changes.

Please see the following for more information:
https://openjdk.org/groups/vulnerability/advisories/2026-01-20

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.10
  openjdk-17-jdk                  17.0.18+8-1~25.10.1
  openjdk-17-jdk-headless         17.0.18+8-1~25.10.1
  openjdk-17-jre                  17.0.18+8-1~25.10.1
  openjdk-17-jre-headless         17.0.18+8-1~25.10.1
  openjdk-17-jre-zero             17.0.18+8-1~25.10.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  openjdk-17-jdk                  17.0.18+8-1~24.04.1
  openjdk-17-jdk-headless         17.0.18+8-1~24.04.1
  openjdk-17-jre                  17.0.18+8-1~24.04.1
  openjdk-17-jre-headless         17.0.18+8-1~24.04.1
  openjdk-17-jre-zero             17.0.18+8-1~24.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  openjdk-17-jdk                  17.0.18+8-1~22.04.1
  openjdk-17-jdk-headless         17.0.18+8-1~22.04.1
  openjdk-17-jre                  17.0.18+8-1~22.04.1
  openjdk-17-jre-headless         17.0.18+8-1~22.04.1
  openjdk-17-jre-zero             17.0.18+8-1~22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  openjdk-17-jdk                  17.0.18+8-1~20.04
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  openjdk-17-jdk-headless         17.0.18+8-1~20.04
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  openjdk-17-jre                  17.0.18+8-1~20.04
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  openjdk-17-jre-headless         17.0.18+8-1~20.04
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  openjdk-17-jre-zero             17.0.18+8-1~20.04
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  openjdk-17-jdk                  17.0.18+8-1~18.04
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  openjdk-17-jdk-headless         17.0.18+8-1~18.04
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  openjdk-17-jre                  17.0.18+8-1~18.04
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  openjdk-17-jre-headless         17.0.18+8-1~18.04
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  openjdk-17-jre-zero             17.0.18+8-1~18.04
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart Java
applications to make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7998-1
  CVE-2026-21925, CVE-2026-21932, CVE-2026-21933, CVE-2026-21945

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-17/17.0.18+8-1~25.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-17/17.0.18+8-1~24.04.1
  

Ubuntu 25.10 OpenJDK 17 Critical Risk RCE DoS USN-7998-1

ubuntu
Calendar Grey February 3, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several security issues fixed in OpenJDK 17 could permit remote code execution and information exposure in Ubuntu updates.
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 17.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 17. Software Description: - openjdk-17: Open Source Java implementation Details: It was discovered that the RMI component of OpenJDK 17 would establish RMI TCP endpoint connections to a remote host without setting an endpoint identification algorithm. An unauthenticated remote attacker could possibly use this issue to steal sensitive information. (CVE-2026-21925) Mingijung discovered that the AWT and JavaFX componenets of OpenJDK 17 could run programs if Desktop.browse() was supplied a filename as a URI. An unauthenticated remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-21932) Zhihui Chen discovered that the Networking component of OpenJDK 17 was suceptible to a CRLF injection vulnerability via the HttpServer class. An unauthe...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 openjdk-17-jdk 17.0.18+8-1~25.10.1 openjdk-17-jdk-headless 17.0.18+8-1~25.10.1 openjdk-17-jre 17.0.18+8-1~25.10.1 openjdk-17-jre-headless 17.0.18+8-1~25.10.1 openjdk-17-jre-zero 17.0.18+8-1~25.10.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS openjdk-17-jdk 17.0.18+8-1~24.04.1 openjdk-17-jdk-headless 17.0.18+8-1~24.04.1 openjdk-17-jre 17.0.18+8-1~24.04.1 openjdk-17-jre-headless 17.0.18+8-1~24.04.1 openjdk-17-jre-zero 17.0.18+8-1~24.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS openjdk-17-jdk 17.0.18+8-1~22.04.1 openjdk-17-jdk-headless 17.0.18+8-1~22.04.1 openjdk-17-jre 17.0.18+8-1~22.04.1 openjdk-17-jre-headless 17.0.18+8-1~22.04.1 openjdk-17-jre-zero 17.0.18+8-1~22.04.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS openjdk-17-jdk 17.0.18+8-1~20.04 Available with Ubuntu Pro openjdk-17-jdk-headless 17.0.18+8-1~20.04 Available with Ubuntu Pro openjdk-17-jre 17.0.18+8-1~20.04 Available with Ubuntu Pro openjdk-17-jre-headless 17.0.18+8-1~20.04 Available with Ubuntu Pro openjdk-17-jre-zero 17.0.18+8-1~20.04 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS openjdk-17-jdk 17.0.18+8-1~18.04 Available with Ubuntu Pro openjdk-17-jdk-headless 17.0.18+8-1~18.04 Available with Ubuntu Pro openjdk-17-jre 17.0.18+8-1~18.04 Available with Ubuntu Pro openjdk-17-jre-headless 17.0.18+8-1~18.04 Available with Ubuntu Pro openjdk-17-jre-zero 17.0.18+8-1~18.04 Available with Ubuntu Pro This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart Java applications to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7998-1

CVE-2026-21925, CVE-2026-21932, CVE-2026-21933, CVE-2026-21945

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7998-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-17/17.0.18+8-1~25.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-17/17.0.18+8-1~24.04.1

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