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Ubuntu 24.10: USN-7338-1 High: openjdk-17-crac Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey March 11, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities were resolved within Ubuntu's CRaC JDK 17 impacting the networking and Hotspot modules.
Several security issues were fixed in CRaC JDK 17.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in CRaC JDK 17.

Software Description:

- openjdk-17-crac: Open Source Java implementation with Coordinated Restore

at Checkpoints

Details:

Andy Boothe discovered that the Networking component of CRaC JDK 17 did not

properly handle access under certain circumstances. An unauthenticated

attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

(CVE-2024-21208)

It was discovered that the Hotspot component of CRaC JDK 17 did not

properly handle vectorization under certain circumstances. An

unauthenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to access

unauthorized resources and expose sensitive information.

(CVE-2024-21210, CVE-2024-21235)

It was discovered that the Serialization component of CRaC JDK 17 did not

properly handle deserialization under certain circumstances. An

unauthenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial

of service. (CVE-2024-21217)

It was discovered that the Hotspo...

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security advisory denial of service Ubuntu information exposure networking issue openjdk Java updates

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   openjdk-17-crac-jdk             17.0.14+7-0ubuntu1~24.10
   openjdk-17-crac-jdk-headless    17.0.14+7-0ubuntu1~24.10
   openjdk-17-crac-jre             17.0.14+7-0ubuntu1~24.10
   openjdk-17-crac-jre-headless    17.0.14+7-0ubuntu1~24.10
   openjdk-17-crac-jre-zero        17.0.14+7-0ubuntu1~24.10

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-7338-1

  CVE-2024-21208, CVE-2024-21210, CVE-2024-21217, CVE-2024-21235,

  CVE-2025-21502

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7338-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu information exposure networking issue openjdk Java updates

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-17-crac/17.0.14+7-0ubuntu1~24.10

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