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Fedora 31 : 1:java-1.8.0-openjdk (2020-a60ad9d4ec)

high Nessus Plugin ID 136682

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Update to OpenJDK 8u252 (April Critical Patch Update)

 - JDK-8223898, CVE-2020-2754: Forward references to Nashorn

 - JDK-8223904, CVE-2020-2755: Improve Nashorn matching

 - JDK-8224541, CVE-2020-2756: Better mapping of serial ENUMs

 - JDK-8224549, CVE-2020-2757: Less Blocking Array Queues

 - JDK-8225603: Enhancement for big integers

 - JDK-8227542: Manifest improved jar headers

 - JDK-8231415, CVE-2020-2773: Better signatures in XML

 - JDK-8233250: Better X11 rendering

 - JDK-8233410: Better Build Scripting

 - JDK-8234027: Better JCEKS key support

 - JDK-8234408, CVE-2020-2781: Improve TLS session handling

 - JDK-8234825, CVE-2020-2800: Better Headings for HTTP Servers

 - JDK-8234841, CVE-2020-2803: Enhance buffering of byte buffers

 - JDK-8235274, CVE-2020-2805: Enhance typing of methods

 - JDK-8236201, CVE-2020-2830: Better Scanner conversions

 - JDK-8238960: linux-i586 builds are inconsistent as the newly build jdk is not able to reserve enough space for object heap

Full release notes: https://bitly.com/oj8u252

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Solution

Update the affected 1:java-1.8.0-openjdk package.

See Also

https://bitly.com/oj8u252

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-a60ad9d4ec

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 136682

File Name: fedora_2020-a60ad9d4ec.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/18/2020

Updated: 3/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-2800

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-2805

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:1:java-1.8.0-openjdk, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:31

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-2754, CVE-2020-2755, CVE-2020-2756, CVE-2020-2757, CVE-2020-2773, CVE-2020-2781, CVE-2020-2800, CVE-2020-2803, CVE-2020-2805, CVE-2020-2830