medium
5.3
CWE
770
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2022-21340

First published: Tue Jan 18 2022(Updated: )

A flaw was found in the way the Attributes class in the Libraries component of OpenJDK performed reading of attributes with very long values from JAR file manifests. A specially-crafted JAR archive could cause a Java application reading its manifest to use excessive amount of system resources and hang.

Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.14.0.9-1.el7_9
11-openjdk-1:11.0.14.0.9-1.el7_9
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.322.b06-1.el7_9
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.322.b06-1.el7_9
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.5-1jpp.1.el7
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.5-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.5.5-1jpp.1.el7
1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.5.5-1jpp.1.el7
redhat/java<17-openjdk-1:17.0.2.0.8-4.el8_5
17-openjdk-1:17.0.2.0.8-4.el8_5
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.14.0.9-2.el8_5
11-openjdk-1:11.0.14.0.9-2.el8_5
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.322.b06-2.el8_5
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.322.b06-2.el8_5
redhat/java<1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.5-1.el8_5
1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.5-1.el8_5
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.14.0.9-1.el8_1
11-openjdk-1:11.0.14.0.9-1.el8_1
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.322.b06-1.el8_1
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.322.b06-1.el8_1
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.14.0.9-1.el8_2
11-openjdk-1:11.0.14.0.9-1.el8_2
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.322.b06-1.el8_2
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.322.b06-1.el8_2
redhat/java<11-openjdk-1:11.0.14.0.9-2.el8_4
11-openjdk-1:11.0.14.0.9-2.el8_4
redhat/java<1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.322.b06-2.el8_4
1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.322.b06-2.el8_4
debian/openjdk-11
11.0.16+8-1~deb10u1
11.0.21+9-1~deb10u1
11.0.20+8-1~deb11u1
11.0.21+9-1~deb11u1
11.0.22~6ea-1
debian/openjdk-17
17.0.7+7-1~deb11u1
17.0.9+9-1~deb11u1
17.0.9+9-1~deb12u1
17.0.9+9-2
17.0.10~6ea-1
debian/openjdk-8
8u392-ga-1
IBM InfoSphere Guardium z/OS<=10.5
IBM InfoSphere Guardium z/OS<=10.6
IBM InfoSphere Guardium z/OS<=11.0
IBM InfoSphere Guardium z/OS<=11.1
IBM InfoSphere Guardium z/OS<=11.3
IBM InfoSphere Guardium z/OS<=11.2
IBM InfoSphere Guardium z/OS<=11.4
Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition=20.3.4
Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition=21.3.0
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update321
Oracle JDK 6=1.8.0-update311
Oracle JDK 6=11.0.13
Oracle JDK 6=17.0.1
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update321
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.8.0-update311
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=11.0.13
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=17.0.1
NetApp 7-Mode Transition Tool
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere
netapp active iq unified manager windows
netapp cloud insights acquisition unit
netapp cloud secure agent
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller>=11.0.0<=11.70.1
netapp e-series santricity storage manager
netapp e-series santricity Web services Web services proxy
netapp hci management node
NetApp OnCommand Insight
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation
NetApp SANtricity Storage Plugin for vCenter
netapp santricity unified manager
netapp snapmanager Oracle
netapp snapmanager sap
netapp solidfire
Debian=9.0
Debian=10.0
Debian=11.0
OpenJDK 17>=11<=11.0.13
OpenJDK 17>=13<=13.0.9
OpenJDK 17>=15<=15.0.5
OpenJDK 17=7
OpenJDK 17=7-update1
OpenJDK 17=7-update10
OpenJDK 17=7-update101
OpenJDK 17=7-update11
OpenJDK 17=7-update111
OpenJDK 17=7-update121
OpenJDK 17=7-update13
OpenJDK 17=7-update131
OpenJDK 17=7-update141
OpenJDK 17=7-update15
OpenJDK 17=7-update151
OpenJDK 17=7-update161
OpenJDK 17=7-update17
OpenJDK 17=7-update171
OpenJDK 17=7-update181
OpenJDK 17=7-update191
OpenJDK 17=7-update2
OpenJDK 17=7-update201
OpenJDK 17=7-update21
OpenJDK 17=7-update211
OpenJDK 17=7-update221
OpenJDK 17=7-update231
OpenJDK 17=7-update241
OpenJDK 17=7-update25
OpenJDK 17=7-update251
OpenJDK 17=7-update261
OpenJDK 17=7-update271
OpenJDK 17=7-update281
OpenJDK 17=7-update291
OpenJDK 17=7-update3
OpenJDK 17=7-update301
OpenJDK 17=7-update311
OpenJDK 17=7-update321
OpenJDK 17=7-update4
OpenJDK 17=7-update40
OpenJDK 17=7-update45
OpenJDK 17=7-update5
OpenJDK 17=7-update51
OpenJDK 17=7-update55
OpenJDK 17=7-update6
OpenJDK 17=7-update60
OpenJDK 17=7-update65
OpenJDK 17=7-update67
OpenJDK 17=7-update7
OpenJDK 17=7-update72
OpenJDK 17=7-update76
OpenJDK 17=7-update80
OpenJDK 17=7-update85
OpenJDK 17=7-update9
OpenJDK 17=7-update91
OpenJDK 17=7-update95
OpenJDK 17=7-update97
OpenJDK 17=7-update99
OpenJDK 17=8
OpenJDK 17=8-milestone1
OpenJDK 17=8-milestone2
OpenJDK 17=8-milestone3
OpenJDK 17=8-milestone4
OpenJDK 17=8-milestone5
OpenJDK 17=8-milestone6
OpenJDK 17=8-milestone7
OpenJDK 17=8-milestone8
OpenJDK 17=8-milestone9
OpenJDK 17=8-update101
OpenJDK 17=8-update102
OpenJDK 17=8-update11
OpenJDK 17=8-update111
OpenJDK 17=8-update112
OpenJDK 17=8-update121
OpenJDK 17=8-update131
OpenJDK 17=8-update141
OpenJDK 17=8-update151
OpenJDK 17=8-update152
OpenJDK 17=8-update161
OpenJDK 17=8-update162
OpenJDK 17=8-update171
OpenJDK 17=8-update172
OpenJDK 17=8-update181
OpenJDK 17=8-update191
OpenJDK 17=8-update192
OpenJDK 17=8-update20
OpenJDK 17=8-update201
OpenJDK 17=8-update202
OpenJDK 17=8-update211
OpenJDK 17=8-update212
OpenJDK 17=8-update221
OpenJDK 17=8-update222
OpenJDK 17=8-update231
OpenJDK 17=8-update232
OpenJDK 17=8-update241
OpenJDK 17=8-update242
OpenJDK 17=8-update25
OpenJDK 17=8-update252
OpenJDK 17=8-update262
OpenJDK 17=8-update271
OpenJDK 17=8-update281
OpenJDK 17=8-update282
OpenJDK 17=8-update291
OpenJDK 17=8-update301
OpenJDK 17=8-update302
OpenJDK 17=8-update31
OpenJDK 17=8-update312
OpenJDK 17=8-update40
OpenJDK 17=8-update45
OpenJDK 17=8-update5
OpenJDK 17=8-update51
OpenJDK 17=8-update60
OpenJDK 17=8-update65
OpenJDK 17=8-update66
OpenJDK 17=8-update71
OpenJDK 17=8-update72
OpenJDK 17=8-update73
OpenJDK 17=8-update74
OpenJDK 17=8-update77
OpenJDK 17=8-update91
OpenJDK 17=8-update92
OpenJDK 17=17
OpenJDK 17=17.0.1
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-21340?

    The severity of CVE-2022-21340 is rated as high due to its potential to cause excessive resource consumption.

  • How do I fix CVE-2022-21340?

    To fix CVE-2022-21340, upgrade to the recommended patched versions of OpenJDK as specified by your vendor, such as 11-openjdk-1:11.0.14.0.9-2.el8_5 or equivalent.

  • Which Java versions are affected by CVE-2022-21340?

    CVE-2022-21340 affects multiple Java versions, including OpenJDK 7, 8, 11, and 17, as well as provided IBM and Oracle versions.

  • What impact does CVE-2022-21340 have on systems?

    CVE-2022-21340 can lead to denial of service conditions by causing Java applications to use excessive system resources.

  • Are there any workarounds for CVE-2022-21340?

    While applying the patch is the best mitigation, temporarily limiting the size of JAR files and monitoring resource usage can help mitigate the issue.

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