USN-6810-1: OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities

Published Jun 6, 2024
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Updated

It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 8 incorrectly handled certain exceptions with specially crafted long messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-21011) Vladimir Kondratyev discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 8 incorrectly handled address offset calculations in the C1 compiler. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-21068) Yakov Shafranovich discovered that OpenJDK 8 did not properly manage memory in the Pack200 archive format. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-21085) It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 8 incorrectly handled array accesses in the C2 compiler. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-21094)

Affected Software

50 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jdk<8u412-ga-1~24.04.2
8u412-ga-1~24.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jdk-headless<8u412-ga-1~24.04.2
8u412-ga-1~24.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jre<8u412-ga-1~24.04.2
8u412-ga-1~24.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jre-headless<8u412-ga-1~24.04.2
8u412-ga-1~24.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jre-zero<8u412-ga-1~24.04.2
8u412-ga-1~24.04.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jdk<8u412-ga-1~23.10.1
8u412-ga-1~23.10.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jdk-headless<8u412-ga-1~23.10.1
8u412-ga-1~23.10.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jre<8u412-ga-1~23.10.1
8u412-ga-1~23.10.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jre-headless<8u412-ga-1~23.10.1
8u412-ga-1~23.10.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jre-zero<8u412-ga-1~23.10.1
8u412-ga-1~23.10.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jdk<8u412-ga-1~22.04.1
8u412-ga-1~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jdk-headless<8u412-ga-1~22.04.1
8u412-ga-1~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jre<8u412-ga-1~22.04.1
8u412-ga-1~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jre-headless<8u412-ga-1~22.04.1
8u412-ga-1~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jre-zero<8u412-ga-1~22.04.1
8u412-ga-1~22.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jdk<8u412-ga-1~20.04.1
8u412-ga-1~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jdk-headless<8u412-ga-1~20.04.1
8u412-ga-1~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jre<8u412-ga-1~20.04.1
8u412-ga-1~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jre-headless<8u412-ga-1~20.04.1
8u412-ga-1~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jre-zero<8u412-ga-1~20.04.1
8u412-ga-1~20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jdk<8u412-ga-1~18.04.1
8u412-ga-1~18.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jdk-headless<8u412-ga-1~18.04.1
8u412-ga-1~18.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jre<8u412-ga-1~18.04.1
8u412-ga-1~18.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jre-headless<8u412-ga-1~18.04.1
8u412-ga-1~18.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-8-jre-zero<8u412-ga-1~18.04.1
8u412-ga-1~18.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04

Event History

Jun 6, 2024
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of USN-6810-1?

The severity of USN-6810-1 is identified as a potential denial of service vulnerability.

2

How do I fix USN-6810-1?

To fix USN-6810-1, update the OpenJDK packages to the versions 8u412-ga-1 or newer.

3

What products are affected by USN-6810-1?

The affected products by USN-6810-1 include OpenJDK 8 packages on Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, 23.10, and 24.04.

4

What components are involved in USN-6810-1?

USN-6810-1 involves the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 8.

5

Is there an exploit for USN-6810-1?

Yes, an attacker could exploit USN-6810-1 to induce a denial of service by using specially crafted long messages.

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