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Oracle Linux 8 / 9 : java-17-openjdk (ELSA-2025-18821)

high Nessus Plugin ID 271414

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2025-18821 advisory.

 [1:17.0.17.0.10-1.0.1]
 - Add Oracle vendor bug URL [Orabug: 34340155]

 [1:17.0.17.0.10-1]
 - Update to jdk-17.0.17+10 (GA)
 - Add to .gitignore openjdk-17.0.17+10.tar.xz
 - Set buildver to 10
 - Set rpmrelease to 1, remove 'must start at 2' comment
 - Set is_ga to 1
 - Update sources to openjdk-17.0.17+10.tar.xz
 - Sync java-17-openjdk-portable.specfile from openjdk-portable-rhel-8
 - Resolves: RHEL-119449
 - ** This tarball is embargoed until 2025-10-21 @ 1pm PT. **

 [1:17.0.17.0.7-0.2.ea]
 - Update to jdk-17.0.17+7 (EA)
 - Add to .gitignore openjdk-17.0.17+7-ea.tar.xz
 - Set updatever to 17
 - Set buildver to 7
 - Set is_ga to 0
 - Update sources to openjdk-17.0.17+7-ea.tar.xz
 - Set bundled harfbuzz version to 11.2.0
 - Sync java-17-openjdk-portable.specfile from openjdk-portable-rhel-8

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-2025-18821.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 271414

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-18821.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/24/2025

Updated: 10/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-53066

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-headless, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-headless-slowdebug, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-demo-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-demo-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-src, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-jmods, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-src-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-javadoc-zip, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-headless-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-devel-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-static-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-devel-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-17-openjdk-src-slowdebug

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: 10/23/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-53057, CVE-2025-53066