In Eclipse OpenJ9 versions up to 0.60, a crafted .class file with deeply nested annotations causes a segmentation fault.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:72888 advisory.

    The IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition 21 runtime environment.

    Security Fix(es):

    * OpenJDK: Improve Resource Resolving (2026-08 Security Update) (CVE-2026-60589)

    * OpenJDK: Enhance HTTP Connections (2026-08 Security Update) (CVE-2026-61308)

    * OpenJDK: Enhance TLS server (2026-08 Security Update) (CVE-2026-70907)

    * openj9: Eclipse OpenJ9: Denial of Service via crafted .class file (CVE-2026-16440)

    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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:70630 advisory.

    IBM Java SE version 8 includes the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit.

    Security Fix(es):

    * OpenJDK: Improve Resource Resolving (2026-08 Security Update) (CVE-2026-60589)

    * OpenJDK: Enhance HTTP Connections (2026-08 Security Update) (CVE-2026-61308)

    * OpenJDK: Enhance TLS server (2026-08 Security Update) (CVE-2026-70907)

    * openj9: Eclipse OpenJ9: Denial of Service via crafted .class file (CVE-2026-16440)

    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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:4153-1 advisory.

    Update to Java 8.0 Service Refresh 8 Fix Pack 71 (bsc#1277833):

    - CVE-2026-8400: flaw in the ORB component may allow a malicious IIOP server to induce loading and     instantation of       arbitrary classes (bsc#1274276).
    - CVE-2026-16243: `arraycmp` SIMD implementation for Z and P does not check if the number of bytes to     compare is zero       (bsc#1274275).
    - CVE-2026-16440: a crafted .class file with deeply nested annotations causes a segmentation fault     (bsc#1275779).
    - CVE-2026-60589: OpenJDK: Improve Resource Resolving (bsc#1275777).
    - CVE-2026-61308: OpenJDK: Enhance HTTP Connections (bsc#1275778).
    - CVE-2026-70906: OpenJDK: Improve font loading (bsc#1275763).
    - CVE-2026-70907: OpenJDK: Enhance TLS server (bsc#1275764).
    - CVE-2026-71054: Vulnerability in Oracle Java SE (component: 2D) (bsc#1277019).
    - Oracle August 18 2026 CSPU and IBM Security Update August 2026 (bsc#1277833).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:4107-1 advisory.

    Update to Java 8.0 Service Refresh 8 Fix Pack 71 (bsc#1277833):

    - CVE-2026-8400: flaw in the ORB component may allow a malicious IIOP server to induce loading and     instantation of       arbitrary classes (bsc#1274276).
    - CVE-2026-16243: `arraycmp` SIMD implementation for Z and P does not check if the number of bytes to     compare is zero       (bsc#1274275).
    - CVE-2026-16440: a crafted .class file with deeply nested annotations causes a segmentation fault     (bsc#1275779).
    - CVE-2026-60589: OpenJDK: Improve Resource Resolving (bsc#1275777).
    - CVE-2026-61308: OpenJDK: Enhance HTTP Connections (bsc#1275778).
    - CVE-2026-70906: OpenJDK: Improve font loading (bsc#1275763).
    - CVE-2026-70907: OpenJDK: Enhance TLS server (bsc#1275764).
    - CVE-2026-71054: Vulnerability in Oracle Java SE (component: 2D) (bsc#1277019).
    - Oracle August 18 2026 CSPU and IBM Security Update August 2026 (bsc#1277833).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of IBM Java installed on the remote host is 7.1 prior to 7.1.5.31 / 8.0 prior to 8.0.8.70. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the IBM Security Update August 2026 advisory.

  - In Eclipse OpenJ9 versions up to 0.60, a crafted .class file with deeply nested annotations causes a     segmentation fault. (CVE-2026-16440)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
350993	RHEL 10 : java-21-ibm-semeru-certified-jdk (RHSA-2026:72888)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	medium
349276	RHEL 8 : java-1.8.0-ibm (RHSA-2026:70630)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	medium
346224	SUSE SLES15: java-1_8_0-ibm / java-1_8_0-ibm-alsa / java-1_8_0-ibm-demo / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:4153-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	medium
345829	SUSE SLES12: java-1_8_0-ibm / java-1_8_0-ibm-alsa / java-1_8_0-ibm-devel / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:4107-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	medium
340727	IBM Java 7.1 < 7.1.5.31 / 8.0 < 8.0.8.70	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium

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