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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: USN-5388-1 Critical: OpenJDK Denial Of Service

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5388-1
April 26, 2022

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

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 21.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK.

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

Details:

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly limited memory when compiling a
specially crafted XPath expression. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21426)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled converting certain
object arguments into their textual representations. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21434)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly validated the encoded length of
certain object identifiers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21443)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly validated certain paths. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass the secure validation
feature and expose sensitive information in XML files. (CVE-2022-21476)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly parsed certain URI strings. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to make applications accept
invalid of malformed URI strings. (CVE-2022-21496)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  openjdk-11-jdk                  11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  openjdk-11-jdk-headless         11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  openjdk-11-jre                  11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  openjdk-11-jre-headless         11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  openjdk-11-jre-zero             11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 21.10:
  openjdk-11-jdk                  11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
  openjdk-11-jdk-headless         11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
  openjdk-11-jre                  11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
  openjdk-11-jre-headless         11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
  openjdk-11-jre-zero             11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  openjdk-11-jdk                  11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  openjdk-11-jdk-headless         11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  openjdk-11-jre                  11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  openjdk-11-jre-headless         11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  openjdk-11-jre-zero             11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  openjdk-11-jdk                  11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  openjdk-11-jdk-headless         11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  openjdk-11-jre                  11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  openjdk-11-jre-headless         11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  openjdk-11-jre-zero             11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

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-5388-1
  CVE-2022-21426, CVE-2022-21434, CVE-2022-21443, CVE-2022-21476,
  CVE-2022-21496

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: USN-5388-1 Critical: OpenJDK Denial Of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey April 26, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A range of vulnerabilities addressed in OpenJDK that impact various Ubuntu LTS editions, necessitating updates to safeguard systems.
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: openjdk-11-jdk 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 openjdk-11-jdk-headless 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 openjdk-11-jre 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 openjdk-11-jre-headless 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 openjdk-11-jre-zero 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Ubuntu 21.10: openjdk-11-jdk 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 openjdk-11-jdk-headless 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 openjdk-11-jre 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 openjdk-11-jre-headless 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 openjdk-11-jre-zero 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: openjdk-11-jdk 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 openjdk-11-jdk-headless 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 openjdk-11-jre 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 openjdk-11-jre-headless 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 openjdk-11-jre-zero 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: openjdk-11-jdk 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 openjdk-11-jdk-headless 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 openjdk-11-jre 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 openjdk-11-jre-headless 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 openjdk-11-jre-zero 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 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-5388-1

CVE-2022-21426, CVE-2022-21434, CVE-2022-21443, CVE-2022-21476,

CVE-2022-21496

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April 26, 2022

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

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