CVE-2022-21549: Medium severity Oracle GraalVM vulnerability
It was discovered that the computeNextExponential() method in the Libraries component of OpenJDK failed to comply with the documentation, returning sometimes negative numbers.
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Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 17.0.3.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.2 and 22.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).
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What is CVE-2022-21549?
CVE-2022-21549 is a vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE and Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition products that allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit the system.
Which versions of Oracle Java SE and Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition are affected by CVE-2022-21549?
Oracle Java SE versions 17.0.3.1, 17.0.6+10-1~deb11u1, and 17.0.6+10-1, as well as Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition versions 21.3.2 and 22.1.0, are affected by CVE-2022-21549.
How can CVE-2022-21549 be exploited?
CVE-2022-21549 can be easily exploited by unauthenticated attackers.
What is the severity of CVE-2022-21549?
The severity of CVE-2022-21549 is not specified.
How can I fix CVE-2022-21549?
To fix CVE-2022-21549, you should update your Oracle Java SE and Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition installations to the latest versions.