critical
9.1
CWE
269 285
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2019-17631

First published: Thu Oct 17 2019(Updated: )

Eclipse OpenJ9 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the failure to performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to diagnostic operations such as causing a GC or creating a diagnostic file.

Credit: emo@eclipse.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.0-3.el8_1
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.0-3.el8_1
Eclipse Openj9>=0.15.0<=0.16.0
Redhat Satellite=5.8
Redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=8.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0
<=All

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2019-17631?

    CVE-2019-17631 is a vulnerability in Eclipse OpenJ9 that could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system.

  • How can an attacker exploit CVE-2019-17631?

    An attacker could exploit CVE-2019-17631 to gain access to diagnostic operations and perform unauthorized actions.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-17631?

    The severity of CVE-2019-17631 is high with a severity score of 8.4.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2019-17631?

    Versions 0.15 to 0.16 of Eclipse OpenJ9 are affected by CVE-2019-17631.

  • How do I fix CVE-2019-17631?

    To fix CVE-2019-17631, update to version 1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_10 or later for Red Hat Java.

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