NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting java-1.8.0-openjdk package, versions <1:1.8.0.312.b07-0.65.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.3% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-JAVA180OPENJDK-2348110
  • published 20 Jan 2022
  • disclosed 20 Oct 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 java-1.8.0-openjdk to version 1:1.8.0.312.b07-0.65.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2022-1561.

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.

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: JSSE). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 8u301, 11.0.12, 17; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.3 and 21.2.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via TLS to compromise Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Note: This vulnerability can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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

5.3 medium
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SUSE

5.3 medium