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Oracle Linux 8 / 9 : java-1.8.0-openjdk (ELSA-2026-9683)

high Nessus Plugin ID 310545

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-2026-9683 advisory.

 [1:1.8.0.492.b09-1.0.1]
 - Add Oracle vendor bug URL [Orabug: 34340155]

 [1:1.8.0.492.b09-1]
 - Update to 8u492-b09 (GA)
 - Update release notes for 8u492-b09.
 - Add missing CVEs for 8u482.
 - Regenerate JDK-8199936/PR3533 patch following JDK-8374917
 - Regenerate JDK-8186464/RH1433262 patch following JDK-8370986
 - Drop local giflib 5.2.2 patch now JDK-8328999 is included upstream
 - Bump freetype version to 2.14.2 following JDK-8373290 & JDK-8379158
 - Bump giflib version to 6.1.2 following JDK-8379256 & JDK-8380078
 - Bump LCMS 2 version to 2.15.0 following JDK-8303482
 - Bump libpng version to 1.6.57 following JDK-8375063, JDK-8377526, JDK-8380959 & JDK-8382047
 - Sync the copy of the portable specfile with the latest update
 - ** This tarball is embargoed until 2026-04-21 @ 1pm PT. **
 - Resolves: RHEL-169448
 - Resolves: RHEL-133223
 - Resolves: RHEL-146656
 - Resolves: RHEL-148335
 - Resolves: RHEL-148848
 - Resolves: RHEL-161225
 - Resolves: RHEL-161341
 - Resolves: RHEL-157098
 - Resolves: RHEL-157149

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-2026-9683.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 310545

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-9683.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/27/2026

Updated: 4/27/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.1

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-2026-22016

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-1.8.0-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc, 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, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-slowdebug, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9

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: 4/27/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/2/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-22007, CVE-2026-22013, CVE-2026-22016, CVE-2026-22018, CVE-2026-22021, CVE-2026-23865, CVE-2026-34268