Sensitive Information Uncleared Before Release Affecting java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless package, versions <1:1.7.0.181-2.6.14.8.el7_5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JAVA170OPENJDKHEADLESS-4815683
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 May 2018

Introduced: 21 May 2018

CVE-2018-3639  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-226  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless to version 1:1.7.0.181-2.6.14.8.el7_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:1648.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless package and not the java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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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