Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting java-1.8.0-ibm-webstart package, versions <1:1.8.0.8.70-1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-JAVA180IBMWEBSTART-18594039
  • published8 Aug 2026
  • disclosed21 Jul 2026

Introduced: 21 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-16441  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 java-1.8.0-ibm-webstart to version 1:1.8.0.8.70-1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:52949.

NVD Description

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

In Eclipse OpenJ9 versions up to 0.60, when executing class files where a previously concrete superclass method has been recompiled as abstract, execution is incorrectly delegated to an interface default method.

CVSS Base Scores

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