Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS / Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS / Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS : OpenJDK 17 vulnerabilities (USN-8795-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 349109

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS / Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS / Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8795-1 advisory.

Kai Aizen discovered that the Networking component of OpenJDK 17 did not correctly handle user authentication. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information.
(CVE-2026-61308)

It was discovered that the JSSE component of OpenJDK 17 did not correctly handle user authentication. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-70907)

It was discovered that the Security component of OpenJDK 17 did not correctly handle user authentication.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information. (CVE-2026-60589)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 349109

File Name: ubuntu_USN-8795-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 9/22/2026

Updated: 9/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:pro:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjdk-17-demo, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjdk-17-jdk-headless, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjdk-17-jdk, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjdk-17-jre-headless, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjdk-17-jre-zero, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjdk-17-jre, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjdk-17-source

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/21/2026

Reference Information

USN: 8795-1

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