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Link Following Affecting java-1.8.0-openjdk package, versions <1:1.8.0.51-1.b16.6.amzn1

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-JAVA180OPENJDK-1688734
  • published 27 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 25 Jul 2017
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Introduced: 25 Jul 2017

CVE-2015-3149 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-59 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 java-1.8.0-openjdk to version 1:1.8.0.51-1.b16.6.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2015-571.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.8.0-openjdk package and not the java-1.8.0-openjdk package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Hotspot component in OpenJDK8 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

CVSS Scores

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Red Hat

4.4 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low