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title: "CVE-2022-21628\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2022-21628

Publication date 18 October 2022

Last updated 29 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-21628?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition
product of Oracle Java SE (component: Lightweight HTTP Server). Supported
versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u341, 8u345-perf,
11.0.16.1, 17.0.4.1, 19; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.7, 21.3.3
and 22.2.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated
attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle 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 Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Note:
This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients
running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets,
that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet)
and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not
apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only
trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). 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).

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| icedtea-web | 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| openjdk-13 | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of standard support, was ignored [superseded by openjdk-17] |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-16 | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of standard support, was ignored [superseded by openjdk-17] |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-17 | 23.04 lunar | Fixed 17.0.5+8-2ubuntu1 |
| 22.10 kinetic | Fixed 17.0.5+8-2ubuntu1 |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 17.0.5+8-2ubuntu1~22.04 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 17.0.5+8-2ubuntu1~20.04 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 17.0.5+8-2ubuntu1~18.04 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| openjdk-18 | 23.04 lunar | Ignored superseded by openjdk-19 |
| 22.10 kinetic | Ignored superseded by openjdk-19 |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored superseded by openjdk-19 |
| 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-19 | 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Fixed 19.0.1+10-1 |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 19.0.1+10-1ubuntu1~22.04 |
| 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 | 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Fixed 8u352-ga-1~22.10 |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 8u352-ga-1~22.04 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 8u352-ga-1~20.04 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 8u352-ga-1~18.04 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 8u352-ga-1~16.04  Ubuntu Pro |
| 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 end of standard support |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| openjdk-lts | 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Fixed 11.0.17+8-1ubuntu2 |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 11.0.17+8-1ubuntu2~22.04 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 11.0.17+8-1ubuntu2~20.04 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 11.0.17+8-1ubuntu2~18.04 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21628)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21628)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-21628)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-21628)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-5719-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5719-1)
+ OpenJDK vulnerabilities
+ 9 November 2022

### Other references

* <https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2022.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21628>
