Information Exposure Affecting java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless package, versions <1:1.8.0.171-8.b10.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-JAVA180OPENJDKHEADLESS-1663286
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed22 May 2018

Introduced: 22 May 2018

CVE-2018-3639  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-203  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless to version 1:1.8.0.171-8.b10.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2018-1039.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless package and not the java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and speculative execution of memory reads before the addresses of all prior memory writes are known may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis, aka Speculative Store Bypass (SSB), Variant 4.

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