USN-4433-1: OpenJDK vulnerabilities
23 July 2020
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK.
Releases
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
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openjdk-11-jdk
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11.0.8+10-0ubuntu1~20.04
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openjdk-11-jre
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11.0.8+10-0ubuntu1~20.04
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openjdk-11-jre-headless
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11.0.8+10-0ubuntu1~20.04
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openjdk-11-jre-zero
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11.0.8+10-0ubuntu1~20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
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openjdk-11-jdk
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11.0.8+10-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
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openjdk-11-jre
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11.0.8+10-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
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openjdk-11-jre-headless
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11.0.8+10-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
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openjdk-11-jre-zero
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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.
Related notices
- USN-4453-1: openjdk-8-jdk, openjdk-8-jre-zero, openjdk-8-jre-headless, openjdk-8, openjdk-8-demo, openjdk-8-jre, openjdk-8-jdk-headless, openjdk-8-jre-jamvm, openjdk-8-source, openjdk-8-doc