Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input 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
0.36% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-JAVA180IBMWEBSTART-18594053
  • published8 Aug 2026
  • disclosed21 Jul 2026

Introduced: 21 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-16243  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1284  (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 OMR versions up to 0.11, the arraycmp SIMD implementation for Z and P does not check if the number of bytes to compare is zero.

CVSS Base Scores

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