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 Java SE 7=1.7.0-update321
Oracle Java SE 7=1.8.0-update311
Oracle Java SE 7=11.0.13
Oracle Java SE 7=17.0.1
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update321
Oracle JRE=1.8.0-update311
Oracle JRE=11.0.13
Oracle JRE=17.0.1
NetApp 7-Mode Transition Tool
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager
NetApp Cloud Insights Acquisition Unit
NetApp Cloud Secure Agent
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller>=11.0.0<=11.70.1
NetApp SANtricity Storage Manager
NetApp E-Series SANtricity Web Services
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node
NetApp OnCommand Insight
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation
NetApp SANtricity Storage Plugin for vCenter
NetApp E-Series SANtricity Unified Manager
NetApp SnapManager for Oracle
NetApp SnapManager for SAP
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node
Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Linux=10.0
Debian Linux=11.0
OpenJDK 8>=11<=11.0.13
OpenJDK 8>=13<=13.0.9
OpenJDK 8>=15<=15.0.5
OpenJDK 8=7
OpenJDK 8=7-update1
OpenJDK 8=7-update10
OpenJDK 8=7-update101
OpenJDK 8=7-update11
OpenJDK 8=7-update111
OpenJDK 8=7-update121
OpenJDK 8=7-update13
OpenJDK 8=7-update131
OpenJDK 8=7-update141
OpenJDK 8=7-update15
OpenJDK 8=7-update151
OpenJDK 8=7-update161
OpenJDK 8=7-update17
OpenJDK 8=7-update171
OpenJDK 8=7-update181
OpenJDK 8=7-update191
OpenJDK 8=7-update2
OpenJDK 8=7-update201
OpenJDK 8=7-update21
OpenJDK 8=7-update211
OpenJDK 8=7-update221
OpenJDK 8=7-update231
OpenJDK 8=7-update241
OpenJDK 8=7-update25
OpenJDK 8=7-update251
OpenJDK 8=7-update261
OpenJDK 8=7-update271
OpenJDK 8=7-update281
OpenJDK 8=7-update291
OpenJDK 8=7-update3
OpenJDK 8=7-update301
OpenJDK 8=7-update311
OpenJDK 8=7-update321
OpenJDK 8=7-update4
OpenJDK 8=7-update40
OpenJDK 8=7-update45
OpenJDK 8=7-update5
OpenJDK 8=7-update51
OpenJDK 8=7-update55
OpenJDK 8=7-update6
OpenJDK 8=7-update60
OpenJDK 8=7-update65
OpenJDK 8=7-update67
OpenJDK 8=7-update7
OpenJDK 8=7-update72
OpenJDK 8=7-update76
OpenJDK 8=7-update80
OpenJDK 8=7-update85
OpenJDK 8=7-update9
OpenJDK 8=7-update91
OpenJDK 8=7-update95
OpenJDK 8=7-update97
OpenJDK 8=7-update99
OpenJDK 8=8
OpenJDK 8=8-milestone1
OpenJDK 8=8-milestone2
OpenJDK 8=8-milestone3
OpenJDK 8=8-milestone4
OpenJDK 8=8-milestone5
OpenJDK 8=8-milestone6
OpenJDK 8=8-milestone7
OpenJDK 8=8-milestone8
OpenJDK 8=8-milestone9
OpenJDK 8=8-update101
OpenJDK 8=8-update102
OpenJDK 8=8-update11
OpenJDK 8=8-update111
OpenJDK 8=8-update112
OpenJDK 8=8-update121
OpenJDK 8=8-update131
OpenJDK 8=8-update141
OpenJDK 8=8-update151
OpenJDK 8=8-update152
OpenJDK 8=8-update161
OpenJDK 8=8-update162
OpenJDK 8=8-update171
OpenJDK 8=8-update172
OpenJDK 8=8-update181
OpenJDK 8=8-update191
OpenJDK 8=8-update192
OpenJDK 8=8-update20
OpenJDK 8=8-update201
OpenJDK 8=8-update202
OpenJDK 8=8-update211
OpenJDK 8=8-update212
OpenJDK 8=8-update221
OpenJDK 8=8-update222
OpenJDK 8=8-update231
OpenJDK 8=8-update232
OpenJDK 8=8-update241
OpenJDK 8=8-update242
OpenJDK 8=8-update25
OpenJDK 8=8-update252
OpenJDK 8=8-update262
OpenJDK 8=8-update271
OpenJDK 8=8-update281
OpenJDK 8=8-update282
OpenJDK 8=8-update291
OpenJDK 8=8-update301
OpenJDK 8=8-update302
OpenJDK 8=8-update31
OpenJDK 8=8-update312
OpenJDK 8=8-update40
OpenJDK 8=8-update45
OpenJDK 8=8-update5
OpenJDK 8=8-update51
OpenJDK 8=8-update60
OpenJDK 8=8-update65
OpenJDK 8=8-update66
OpenJDK 8=8-update71
OpenJDK 8=8-update72
OpenJDK 8=8-update73
OpenJDK 8=8-update74
OpenJDK 8=8-update77
OpenJDK 8=8-update91
OpenJDK 8=8-update92
OpenJDK 8=17
OpenJDK 8=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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