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Oracle Linux 8 / 9 : java-1.8.0-openjdk (ELSA-2025-18815)

high Nessus Plugin ID 271419

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-2025-18815 advisory.

 [1:1.8.0.472.b08-1.0.1]
 - Add Oracle vendor bug URL [Orabug: 34340155]

 [1:1.8.0.472.b08-1]
 - Update to 8u472-b08 (GA).
 - Update release notes for 8u472-b08.
 - Drop local JDK-8339414 fix as this is now included upstream
 - Reset rpmrelease to 1 now there are no other RPM builds on RHEL 9
 - Sync the copy of the portable specfile with the latest update
 - ** This tarball is embargoed until 2025-10-21 @ 1pm PT. **
 - Resolves: RHEL-118767
 - Resolves: RHEL-119455

 [1:1.8.0.462.b08-5]
 - 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
 - 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
 - Sync the copy of the portable specfile with the latest update
 - Resolves: RHEL-119329

 [1:1.8.0.462.b08-5]
 - Add script to obtain bundled library versions from OpenJDK sources
 - Related: RHEL-119329

 [1:1.8.0.462.b08-5]
 - Warn about bundled provide version bumps and backouts in openjdk_news.sh
 - Related: RHEL-119329

 [1:1.8.0.462.b08-5]
 - Bump rpmrelease for move to portables only on RHEL 8
 - Resolves: RHEL-118775

 [1:1.8.0.462.b08-4]
 - Bump rpmrelease for CentOS build
 - Remove obsolete hack to hardcode newer portable version on RHEL
 - Related: RHEL-101648
 - Related: RHEL-102312
 - Related: RHEL-97496

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-2025-18815.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 271419

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-18815.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: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-src, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-fastdebug

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: 10/24/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2025

Reference Information

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