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RHEL 8 / 9 : java-1.8.0-openjdk (RHSA-2025:3845)
high Nessus Plugin ID 234662
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for java-1.8.0-openjdk.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2025:3845 advisory.The java-1.8.0-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 8 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 8 Java Software Development Kit.
Security Fix(es):
* JDK: Better TLS connection support (CVE-2025-21587)
* JDK: Improve compiler transformations (CVE-2025-30691)
* JDK: Enhance Buffered Image handling (CVE-2025-30698)
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.
Solution
Update the RHEL java-1.8.0-openjdk package based on the guidance in RHSA-2025:3845.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 234662
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2025-3845.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 4/21/2025
Updated: 4/21/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-21587
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.4
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-src, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-slowdebug, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.10, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-slowdebug, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-slowdebug, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-slowdebug, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-slowdebug
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/16/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2025