RockyLinux 9 : java-25-openjdk (RLSA-2026:0933)

high Nessus Plugin ID 298954

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:0933 advisory.

* JDK: Improve JMX connections (CVE-2026-21925)

* JDK: Improve HttpServer Request handling (CVE-2026-21933)

* JDK: Enhance Certificate Checking (CVE-2026-21945)

* libpng: LIBPNG buffer overflow (CVE-2025-64720)

* libpng: LIBPNG heap buffer overflow (CVE-2025-65018)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 298954

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-0933.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 2/13/2026

Updated: 2/13/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, 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:rocky:linux:java-25-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:java-25-openjdk-headless-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:java-25-openjdk-src, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:java-25-openjdk-crypto-adapter, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:java-25-openjdk-crypto-adapter-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:java-25-openjdk-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:java-25-openjdk-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:java-25-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:java-25-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:java-25-openjdk-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:java-25-openjdk-headless, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:java-25-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:java-25-openjdk-javadoc-zip, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:java-25-openjdk-jmods, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:java-25-openjdk-static-libs

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/11/2025

Reference Information

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

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