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Oracle Linux 10 / 8 / 9 : java-21-openjdk (ELSA-2025-10873)

high Nessus Plugin ID 243004

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 10 / 8 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2025-10873 advisory.

 [1:21.0.8.0.9-1.0.1]
 - Add Oracle vendor bug URL [Orabug: 34340155]

 [1:21.0.8.0.9-1.1]
 - Update to jdk-21.0.8+9 (GA)
 - Update release notes to 21.0.8+9
 - Switch to GA mode
 - Sync the copy of the portable specfile with the latest update
 - ** This tarball is embargoed until 2025-07-15 @ 1pm PT. **
 - Resolves: RHEL-102278

 [1:21.0.8.0.8-0.1.ea]
 - Update to jdk-21.0.8+8 (EA)
 - Update release notes to 21.0.8+8
 - Sync the copy of the portable specfile with the latest update
 - Resolves: RHEL-101799

 [1:21.0.8.0.2-0.1.ea]
 - Update to jdk-21.0.8+2 (EA)
 - Update release notes to 21.0.8+2
 - Sync the copy of the portable specfile with the latest update
 - Add timezone data update check to openjdk_news.sh
 - Add duplicate check to openjdk_news.sh
 - Exit if no fixes are obtained rather than try to run filters in openjdk_news.sh
 - Related: RHEL-101799
 - Resolves: RHEL-103210

 [1:21.0.8.0.1-0.1.ea]
 - Update get_bundle_versions.sh to match other scripts
 - * get_bundle_versions.sh: Add license
 - * get_bundle_versions.sh: Set compile-command in Emacs
 - * get_bundle_versions.sh: Use different error codes for different failures
 - * get_bundle_versions.sh: Remove unneeded '.' in JPEG version
 - * get_bundle_versions.sh: shellcheck: Double-quote variable references (SC2086)
 - * get_bundle_versions.sh: shellcheck: Drop use of cat and pass file to awk directly (SC2002)
 - Add OpenJDK 8u support to get_bundle_versions.sh
 - Print bundle updates and backouts at end of openjdk_news.sh output
 - Refer user to get_bundle_versions.sh when bundle updates are found by openjdk_news.sh
 - Related: RHEL-103210

 [1:21.0.8.0.1-0.1.ea]
 - Add script to obtain bundled library versions from OpenJDK sources
 - Related: RHEL-103210

 [1:21.0.8.0.1-0.1.ea]
 - Warn about bundled provide version bumps and backouts in openjdk_news.sh
 - Related: RHEL-103210

 [1:21.0.8.0.1-0.1.ea]
 - Update to jdk-21.0.8+1 (EA)
 - Update release notes to 21.0.8+1
 - Bump freetype version to 2.13.3 following JDK-8348596
 - Bump harfbuzz version to 10.4.0 following JDK-8348597
 - Bump lcms2 version to 2.17.0 following JDK-8348110
 - Bump libpng version to 1.6.47 following JDK-8348598
 - Switch to EA mode
 - Drop JDK-8351500 local patch which is now available in 21.0.8+1 upstream
 - Sync the copy of the portable specfile with the latest update
 - Related: RHEL-101799

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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 affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-10873.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 243004

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-10873.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/30/2025

Updated: 7/30/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-50106

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-src-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-devel-fastdebug, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-javadoc-zip, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-src, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-headless, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-headless-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-demo-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-src-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-devel-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-demo-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-static-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-javadoc, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:10, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-headless-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-jmods

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-30749, CVE-2025-30754, CVE-2025-50059, CVE-2025-50106