=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4726-1
February 09, 2021

openjdk-8, openjdk-lts vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

OpenJDK could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
input.

Software Description:
- openjdk-8: Open Source Java implementation
- openjdk-lts: Open Source Java implementation

Details:

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled the direct buffering of
characters. An attacker could use this issue to cause OpenJDK to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or cause other unspecified impact.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 20.10:
  openjdk-11-jdk                  11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.10
  openjdk-11-jre                  11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.10
  openjdk-11-jre-headless         11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.10
  openjdk-11-jre-zero             11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.10
  openjdk-8-jdk                   8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.10
  openjdk-8-jre                   8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.10
  openjdk-8-jre-headless          8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.10
  openjdk-8-jre-zero              8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.10

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  openjdk-11-jdk                  11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.04
  openjdk-11-jre                  11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.04
  openjdk-11-jre-headless         11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.04
  openjdk-11-jre-zero             11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.04
  openjdk-8-jdk                   8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.04
  openjdk-8-jre                   8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.04
  openjdk-8-jre-headless          8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.04
  openjdk-8-jre-zero              8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.04

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  openjdk-11-jdk                  11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~18.04
  openjdk-11-jre                  11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~18.04
  openjdk-11-jre-headless         11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~18.04
  openjdk-11-jre-zero             11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~18.04
  openjdk-8-jdk                   8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~18.04
  openjdk-8-jre                   8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~18.04
  openjdk-8-jre-headless          8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~18.04
  openjdk-8-jre-zero              8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~18.04

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  openjdk-8-jdk                   8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~16.04
  openjdk-8-jre                   8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~16.04
  openjdk-8-jre-headless          8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~16.04
  openjdk-8-jre-jamvm             8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~16.04
  openjdk-8-jre-zero              8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~16.04

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4726-1
  https://launchpad.net/bugs/1914824

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.10
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.10
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.04
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.04
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~18.04
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~18.04
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~16.04


Ubuntu 4726-1: OpenJDK vulnerability

February 9, 2021
OpenJDK could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10: openjdk-11-jdk 11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.10 openjdk-11-jre 11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.10 openjdk-11-jre-headless 11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.10 openjdk-11-jre-zero 11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.10 openjdk-8-jdk 8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.10 openjdk-8-jre 8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.10 openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.10 openjdk-8-jre-zero 8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.10 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: openjdk-11-jdk 11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.04 openjdk-11-jre 11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.04 openjdk-11-jre-headless 11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.04 openjdk-11-jre-zero 11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.04 openjdk-8-jdk 8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.04 openjdk-8-jre 8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.04 openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.04 openjdk-8-jre-zero 8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.04 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: openjdk-11-jdk 11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~18.04 openjdk-11-jre 11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~18.04 openjdk-11-jre-headless 11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~18.04 openjdk-11-jre-zero 11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~18.04 openjdk-8-jdk 8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~18.04 openjdk-8-jre 8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~18.04 openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~18.04 openjdk-8-jre-zero 8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~18.04 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: openjdk-8-jdk 8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~16.04 openjdk-8-jre 8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~16.04 openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~16.04 openjdk-8-jre-jamvm 8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~16.04 openjdk-8-jre-zero 8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~16.04 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any Java applications or applets to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4726-1

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1914824

Severity
February 09, 2021

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.10 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.10 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~20.04 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~20.04 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~18.04 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.10+9-0ubuntu1~18.04 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u282-b08-0ubuntu1~16.04

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