SUSE SLES15: java-17-openjdk / java-17-openjdk-demo / java-17-openjdk-devel / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:4002-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 348429

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:4002-1 advisory.

Upgrade to upstream tag jdk-17.0.20.1+1 (August 2026 CSPU).

- CVE-2026-60589: unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols can gain unauthorized read access to a subset of accessible data (bsc#1275777).
- CVE-2026-61308: unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP can gain unauthorized access to critical data (bsc#1275778).
- CVE-2026-70907: unauthenticated attacker with network access via TLS can cause a partial denial of service (bsc#1275764).

Changes for java-17-openjdk:

- Upgrade to upstream tag jdk-17.0.20.1+1 (August 2026 CSPU):
- JDK-8389947: [17u] Remove designator `DEFAULT_PROMOTED_VERSION_PRE=ea` for release 17.0.20.1.
- JDK-8333743: Change `.jcheck/conf` branches property to match valid branches
- JDK-8388790: Bump update version for OpenJDK: jdk-17.0.20.1
- Backport upcoming upgrade of timezone data (bsc#1275035)

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 java-17-openjdk, java-17-openjdk-demo, java-17-openjdk-devel and / or java-17-openjdk-headless packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 348429

File Name: suse_SU-2026-4002-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 9/21/2026

Updated: 9/21/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.3

Percentile: 50.82

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-61308

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:java-17-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:java-17-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:java-17-openjdk-headless, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:java-17-openjdk

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: 9/7/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-60589, CVE-2026-61308, CVE-2026-70907

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:4002-1

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