CVE-2022-21549: Medium severity Oracle GraalVM vulnerability

Published Jul 19, 2022
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Updated

It was discovered that the computeNextExponential() method in the Libraries component of OpenJDK failed to comply with the documentation, returning sometimes negative numbers.

Other sources

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).

Affected Software

18 affected componentsFixes available
debian/openjdk-17
17.0.7+7-1~deb11u117.0.8+7-1~deb12u117.0.9+9-1
Oracle GraalVM=21.3.2
Oracle GraalVM=22.1.0
Oracle JDK=17.0.3.1
Oracle JRE=17.0.3.1
Azul Zulu=17.34
Fedoraproject Fedora=35
Fedoraproject Fedora=36
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
NetApp 7-Mode Transition Tool
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Vmware Vsphere
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager Windows
NetApp Cloud Insights Acquisition Unit
NetApp Cloud Secure Agent
NetApp Hci Management Node
NetApp OnCommand Insight
NetApp Solidfire
NetApp Hci Compute Node

Event History

Jul 19, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:55 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

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.

2

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.

3

How can CVE-2022-21549 be exploited?

CVE-2022-21549 can be easily exploited by unauthenticated attackers.

4

What is the severity of CVE-2022-21549?

The severity of CVE-2022-21549 is not specified.

5

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.

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