Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: java-17-openjdk / java-17-openjdk-debuginfo / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2022_5726)

high Nessus Plugin ID 359117

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2022_5726 advisory.

* OpenJDK: integer truncation issue in Xalan-J (JAXP, 8285407) (CVE-2022-34169)

* OpenJDK: class compilation issue (Hotspot, 8281859) (CVE-2022-21540)

* OpenJDK: improper restriction of MethodHandle.invokeBasic() (Hotspot, 8281866) (CVE-2022-21541)

* OpenJDK: random exponentials issue (Libraries, 8283875) (CVE-2022-21549)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2022_5726.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5726

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2084650

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2099913

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2108190

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2108206

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2108209

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2108540

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2108543

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2108547

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2108554

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2109106

https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2022:5726

http://www.nessus.org/u?58f12d0b

http://www.nessus.org/u?a7b8ce36

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 359117

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2022_5726.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-34169

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/OS/extended-third-party, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/26/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/19/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-21540, CVE-2022-21541, CVE-2022-21549, CVE-2022-34169