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Oracle Linux 8 / 9 : java-17-openjdk (ELSA-2026-0927)

high Nessus Plugin ID 294991

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-2026-0927 advisory.

 [1:17.0.18.0.8-1.0.1]
 - Add Oracle vendor bug URL [Orabug: 34340155]

 [1:17.0.18.0.8-1]
 - Update to jdk-17.0.18+8 (GA)
 - Add to .gitignore openjdk-17.0.18+8.tar.xz
 - Sync java-17-openjdk-portable.specfile from openjdk-portable-rhel-8
 - Set buildver to 8
 - Set is_ga to 1
 - Update sources to openjdk-17.0.18+8.tar.xz
 - ** This tarball is embargoed until 2026-01-20 @ 1pm PT. **

 [1:17.0.18.0.7-0.1.ea]
 - Update to jdk-17.0.18+7 (EA)
 - Add to .gitignore openjdk-17.0.18+7-ea.tar.xz
 - Set updatever to 18
 - Set buildver to 7
 - Set is_ga to 0
 - Update sources to openjdk-17.0.18+7-ea.tar.xz
 - Set bundled libpng version to 1.6.51
 - 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-2026-0927.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 294991

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-0927.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-21933

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-65018

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/22/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/24/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-64720, CVE-2025-65018, CVE-2026-21925, CVE-2026-21933, CVE-2026-21945