Oracle Linux 7 : java-11-openjdk (ELSA-2020-2969)

high Nessus Plugin ID 138664

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2020:2969 :

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:2969 advisory.

- OpenJDK: Incorrect handling of access control context in ForkJoinPool (Libraries, 8237117) (CVE-2020-14556)

- OpenJDK: Excessive memory usage in ImageIO TIFF plugin (ImageIO, 8233239) (CVE-2020-14562)

- OpenJDK: Incomplete interface type checks in Graal compiler (Hotspot, 8236867) (CVE-2020-14573)

- OpenJDK: HostnameChecker does not ensure X.509 certificate names are in normalized form (JSSE, 8237592) (CVE-2020-14577)

- OpenJDK: Bypass of boundary checks in nio.Buffer via concurrent access (Libraries, 8238920) (CVE-2020-14583)

- OpenJDK: Incomplete bounds checks in Affine Transformations (2D, 8240119) (CVE-2020-14593)

- OpenJDK: XML validation manipulation due to incomplete application of the use-grammar-pool-only feature (JAXP, 8242136) (CVE-2020-14621)

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

Solution

Update the affected java-11-openjdk packages.

See Also

https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2020-July/010136.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 138664

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-2969.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/20/2020

Updated: 5/12/2022

Supported Sensors: 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-2020-14556

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-2020-14583

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-11-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-11-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-11-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-11-openjdk-headless, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-11-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-11-openjdk-javadoc-zip, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-11-openjdk-jmods, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-11-openjdk-src, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/17/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/15/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-14556, CVE-2020-14562, CVE-2020-14573, CVE-2020-14577, CVE-2020-14583, CVE-2020-14593, CVE-2020-14621

RHSA: 2020:2969