Race Condition Affecting java-1.8.0-ibm-devel package, versions <1:1.8.0.8.15-1.el8_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-JAVA180IBMDEVEL-6069281
  • published17 Nov 2023
  • disclosed15 Nov 2023

Introduced: 15 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-5676  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-364  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 java-1.8.0-ibm-devel to version 1:1.8.0.8.15-1.el8_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0866.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.8.0-ibm-devel package and not the java-1.8.0-ibm-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Eclipse OpenJ9 before version 0.41.0, the JVM can be forced into an infinite busy hang on a spinlock or a segmentation fault if a shutdown signal (SIGTERM, SIGINT or SIGHUP) is received before the JVM has finished initializing.

CVSS Scores

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