SUSE SLES12: java-1_8_0-openjdk / java-1_8_0-openjdk-demo / etc (SUSE-SU-2021:2797-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 152716

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:2797-1 advisory.

- Update to version jdk8u302 (icedtea 3.20.0)
- CVE-2021-2341: Improve file transfers. (bsc#1188564)
- CVE-2021-2369: Better jar file validation. (bsc#1188565)
- CVE-2021-2388: Enhance compiler validation. (bsc#1188566)
- CVE-2021-2161: Less ambiguous processing. (bsc#1185056)

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.

Solution

Update the affected java-1_8_0-openjdk, java-1_8_0-openjdk-demo, java-1_8_0-openjdk-devel and / or java-1_8_0-openjdk- headless packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 152716

File Name: suse_SU-2021-2797-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 8/21/2021

Updated: 6/25/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-2388

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:java-1_8_0-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:java-1_8_0-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:java-1_8_0-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:java-1_8_0-openjdk-headless

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/20/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/20/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-2161, CVE-2021-2341, CVE-2021-2369, CVE-2021-2388

IAVA: 2021-A-0195, 2021-A-0327-S

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2021:2797-1

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