USN-4433-1: OpenJDK vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

Packages

• openjdk-lts - Open Source Java implementation

Details

Johannes Kuhn discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled access control
contexts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2020-14556)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled memory allocation when
reading TIFF image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-14562)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled input data. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to insert, edit or obtain
sensitive information. (CVE-2020-14573)

Philippe Arteau discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly verified names in
TLS server's X.509 certificates. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2020-14577)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled image files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2020-14581)

Markus Loewe discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled concurrent
access in java.nio.Buffer class. An attacker could use this issue to
bypass the sandbox restrictions and cause unspecified impact.
(CVE-2020-14583)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled transformation of
images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass sandbox
restrictions and insert, edit or obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2020-14593)

Roman Shemyakin discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled XML files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to insert, edit or obtain
sensitive information. (CVE-2020-14621)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04

• openjdk-11-jdk - 11.0.8+10-0ubuntu1~20.04
• openjdk-11-jre - 11.0.8+10-0ubuntu1~20.04
• openjdk-11-jre-headless - 11.0.8+10-0ubuntu1~20.04
• openjdk-11-jre-zero - 11.0.8+10-0ubuntu1~20.04

Ubuntu 18.04

• openjdk-11-jdk - 11.0.8+10-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
• openjdk-11-jre - 11.0.8+10-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
• openjdk-11-jre-headless - 11.0.8+10-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
• openjdk-11-jre-zero - 11.0.8+10-0ubuntu1~18.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any Java
applications or applets to make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2020-14556
• CVE-2020-14562
• CVE-2020-14573
• CVE-2020-14577
• CVE-2020-14581
• CVE-2020-14583
• CVE-2020-14593
• CVE-2020-14621

Related notices

• USN-4453-1: openjdk-8-jre-headless, openjdk-8-jre-zero, openjdk-8-jdk-headless, openjdk-8-doc, openjdk-8-jre-jamvm, openjdk-8, openjdk-8-demo, openjdk-8-jdk, openjdk-8-source, openjdk-8-jre