CVE-2021-35578
Publication date 20 October 2021
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: JSSE). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 8u301, 11.0.12, 17; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.3 and 21.2.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via TLS to compromise Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. 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 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
From the Ubuntu Security Team
it was discovered that the TLS implementation in OpenJDK did not properly handle TLS handshakes in certain situations where a Java application is acting as a TLS server. A remote attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (application crash).
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| icedtea-web | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| openjdk-12 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| openjdk-13 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored superseded by openjdk-17 | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| openjdk-15 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| openjdk-8 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 8u312-b07-0ubuntu1~20.04
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 8u312-b07-0ubuntu1~18.04
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 8u312-b07-0ubuntu1~16.04
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| openjdk-9 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored no longer supported by upstream | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| openjdk-lts | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 11.0.13+8-0ubuntu1~20.04
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 11.0.13+8-0ubuntu1~18.04
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.3 · Medium
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| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-5202-1
- OpenJDK vulnerabilities
- 17 December 2021