USN-6930-1: OpenJDK 11 vulnerabilities

Published Jul 31, 2024
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Updated

It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 11 was not properly bounding certain UTF-8 strings, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-21131) It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 11 could be made to run into an infinite loop. If an automated system were tricked into processing excessively large symbols, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-21138) It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 11 did not properly perform range check elimination. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, execute arbitrary code or bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2024-21140) Yakov Shafranovich discovered that the Concurrency component of OpenJDK 11 incorrectly performed header validation in the Pack200 archive format. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-21144) Sergey Bylokhov discovered that OpenJDK 11 did not properly manage memory when handling 2D images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2024-21145) It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 11 incorrectly handled memory when performing range check elimination under certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, execute arbitrary code or bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2024-21147)

Affected Software

30 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-11-jdk<11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~24.04.1
11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~24.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-11-jdk-headless<11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~24.04.1
11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~24.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre<11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~24.04.1
11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~24.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre-headless<11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~24.04.1
11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~24.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre-zero<11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~24.04.1
11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~24.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-11-jdk<11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~22.04
11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~22.04
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-11-jdk-headless<11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~22.04
11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~22.04
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre<11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~22.04
11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~22.04
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre-headless<11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~22.04
11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~22.04
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre-zero<11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~22.04
11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~22.04
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-11-jdk<11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~20.04
11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~20.04
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-11-jdk-headless<11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~20.04
11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~20.04
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre<11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~20.04
11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~20.04
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre-headless<11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~20.04
11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~20.04
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre-zero<11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~20.04
11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~20.04
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-11-jdk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~24.04.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-11-jdk-headless to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~24.04.1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~24.04.1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre-headless to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~24.04.1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre-zero to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~24.04.1
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-11-jdk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~22.04
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-11-jdk-headless to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~22.04
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~22.04
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre-headless to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~22.04
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre-zero to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~22.04
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-11-jdk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~20.04
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-11-jdk-headless to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~20.04
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~20.04
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre-headless to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~20.04
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/openjdk-11-jre-zero to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~20.04
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade OpenJDK 11 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch USN-6930-1

Event History

Jul 31, 2024
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of USN-6930-1?

The severity of USN-6930-1 is considered high due to the potential for denial of service and arbitrary code execution.

2

How do I fix USN-6930-1?

To fix USN-6930-1, upgrade your OpenJDK packages to version 11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~24.04.1 or later.

3

Which versions of OpenJDK are impacted by USN-6930-1?

USN-6930-1 affects OpenJDK 11 versions prior to 11.0.24+8-1ubuntu3~24.04.1.

4

What type of vulnerability is addressed in USN-6930-1?

USN-6930-1 addresses a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 11.

5

Who is affected by USN-6930-1?

Users of Ubuntu versions 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04 running vulnerable OpenJDK packages are affected by USN-6930-1.

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