SUSE SLES15 Security Update : java-1_8_0-openj9 (SUSE-SU-2026:2036-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 316721

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:2036-1 advisory.

This update for java-1_8_0-openj9 fixes the following issues

- CVE-2026-1188: eclipse: ensure room for separator in omrsysinfo_get_processor_feature_string (bsc#1265261).
- CVE-2026-22007: APIs in the specified component can lead to an unauthorized read access (bsc#1262490).
- CVE-2026-22013: unauthenticated attacker with network access can access to critical data (bsc#1262494).
- CVE-2026-22016: APIs in the specified Component can cause unauthorized access to critical data (bsc#1262495).
- CVE-2026-22018: unauthenticated attacker with network access can cause a partial denial of service (bsc#1262496).
- CVE-2026-22021: APIs in the specified Component can cause a partial denial of service (bsc#1262497).
- CVE-2026-23865: Integer overflow in the tt_var_load_item_variation_store function (bsc#1259118).
- CVE-2026-34268: unauthenticated attacker with logon can gain unauthorized read access (bsc#1262500).

Changes for java-1_8_0-openj9:

- Update to OpenJDK 8u492 build 09 with OpenJ9 0.59.0 virtual machine

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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://bugzilla.suse.com/1259118

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262490

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262494

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262495

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262496

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262497

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262500

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1265261

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2026-May/046648.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1188

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22007

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22013

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22016

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22018

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22021

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23865

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-34268

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 316721

File Name: suse_SU-2026-2036-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/26/2026

Updated: 5/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-1188

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 2.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:java-1_8_0-openj9, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:java-1_8_0-openj9-accessibility, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:java-1_8_0-openj9-demo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:java-1_8_0-openj9-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:java-1_8_0-openj9-headless, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:java-1_8_0-openj9-src

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-1188, CVE-2026-22007, CVE-2026-22013, CVE-2026-22016, CVE-2026-22018, CVE-2026-22021, CVE-2026-23865, CVE-2026-34268

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:2036-1