Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2025.7096.2
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7096-2)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'openjdk-8' package(s) announced via the USN-7096-2 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'openjdk-8' package(s) announced via the USN-7096-2 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: USN-7096-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenJDK 8. The update introduced several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Andy Boothe discovered that the Networking component of OpenJDK 8 did not properly handle access under certain circumstances. An unauthenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-21208) It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 8 did not properly handle vectorization under certain circumstances. An unauthenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to access unauthorized resources and expose sensitive information. (CVE-2024-21210, CVE-2024-21235) It was discovered that the Serialization component of OpenJDK 8 did not properly handle deserialization under certain circumstances. An unauthenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-21217) It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 8 was not properly bounding certain UTF-8 strings, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-21131) It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 8 could be made to run into an infinite loop. If an automated system were tricked into processing excessively large symbols, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-21138) It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 8 did not properly perform range check elimination. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, execute arbitrary code or bypass Java sandbox restrictions. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-21140) Yakov Shafranovich discovered that the Concurrency component of OpenJDK 8 incorrectly performed header validation in the Pack200 archive format. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-21144) Sergey Bylokhov discovered that OpenJDK 8 did not properly manage memory when handling 2D images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-21145) It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 8 incorrectly handled memory when performing range check elimination under certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, execute arbitrary code or bypass Java sandbox restrictions. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-21147) It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 8 incorrectly handled certain exceptions with ... [Please see the references for more information on the vulnerabilities] Affected Software/OS: 'openjdk-8' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 24.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.1 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-21131 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-21138 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-21140 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-21144 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-21145 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-21147 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-21208 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-21210 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-21217 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-21235
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