UBUNTU-CVE-2026-83378: Medium severity ubuntu/openjdk-8 vulnerability

Published Oct 20, 2026
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Updated

Vulnerability in Oracle Java SE (component: Compiler). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 21.0.12.1, 25.0.4.1 and 27. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Java SE accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Java SE accessible data. Note: This vulnerability can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.8 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Affected Software

36 affected componentsFixes available
ubuntu/openjdk-8*
ubuntu/openjdk-9*
ubuntu/openjdk-lts*
ubuntu/openjdk-17*
ubuntu/openjdk-8*
ubuntu/openjdk-lts*
ubuntu/openjdk-13*
ubuntu/openjdk-16*
ubuntu/openjdk-17*
ubuntu/openjdk-21*
ubuntu/openjdk-8*
ubuntu/openjdk-17*
ubuntu/openjdk-21*
ubuntu/openjdk-25<25.0.5.0.3+1-1~22.04.1
25.0.5.0.3+1-1~22.04.1
ubuntu/openjdk-8*
ubuntu/openjdk-lts*
ubuntu/openjdk-17*
ubuntu/openjdk-21*
ubuntu/openjdk-25<25.0.5.0.3+1-1~24.04.1
25.0.5.0.3+1-1~24.04.1
ubuntu/openjdk-8*
ubuntu/openjdk-lts*
ubuntu/openjdk-17*
ubuntu/openjdk-17-crac*
ubuntu/openjdk-21*
ubuntu/openjdk-21-crac*
ubuntu/openjdk-25<25.0.5.0.3+1-1~26.10.1
25.0.5.0.3+1-1~26.10.1
ubuntu/openjdk-27<27.0.1.0.3+1-1~26.10.1
27.0.1.0.3+1-1~26.10.1
ubuntu/openjdk-8*
ubuntu/openjdk-lts*
ubuntu/openjdk-17*
ubuntu/openjdk-17-crac*
ubuntu/openjdk-21*
ubuntu/openjdk-21-crac*
ubuntu/openjdk-25<25.0.5.0.3+1-1~26.04.1
25.0.5.0.3+1-1~26.04.1
ubuntu/openjdk-8*
ubuntu/openjdk-lts*

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-25 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 25.0.5.0.3+1-1~22.04.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-25 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 25.0.5.0.3+1-1~24.04.1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-25 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 25.0.5.0.3+1-1~26.10.1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-27 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 27.0.1.0.3+1-1~26.10.1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-25 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 25.0.5.0.3+1-1~26.04.1

Event History

Oct 20, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·10:19 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·10:19 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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