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AlmaLinux 9 : java-17-openjdk (ALSA-2025:18821)

high Nessus Plugin ID 272070

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2025:18821 advisory.

 * JDK: Enhance Path Factories (CVE-2025-53066)
 * JDK: Enhance Certificate Handling (CVE-2025-53057)


 Bug Fix(es):

 * Since the 8.8 release of AlmaLinuxand the 9.2 release of AlmaLinux OpenJDK 17 has used a single build repackaged for each major AlmaLinux release. With this release, this same build is now also used by the following older releases: 8.4, 8.6 and 9.0 (AlmaLinux-118788, AlmaLinux-118789, AlmaLinux-118792)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-18821.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18821

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 272070

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-18821.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 10/30/2025

Updated: 10/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, 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:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-fastdebug, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-src-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-demo-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-demo-slowdebug, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-headless-fastdebug, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-devel-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-src, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-devel-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-src-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-static-libs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-headless, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-headless-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-jmods, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:java-17-openjdk-javadoc-zip

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/22/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2025

Reference Information

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