1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6812-1

USN-6812-1: OpenJDK 17 vulnerabilities

Publication date

6 June 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 17.

Releases

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Details

It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 17 incorrectly
handled certain exceptions with specially crafted long messages. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2024-21011)

It was discovered that OpenJDK 17 incorrectly performed reverse DNS
query under certain circumstances in the Networking/HTTP client
component. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2024-21012)

Vladimir Kondratyev discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 17
incorrectly handled address offset calculations in the C1 compiler. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-21068)

It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 17 incorrectly
handled array accesses in the...

It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 17 incorrectly
handled certain exceptions with specially crafted long messages. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2024-21011)

It was discovered that OpenJDK 17 incorrectly performed reverse DNS
query under certain circumstances in the Networking/HTTP client
component. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2024-21012)

Vladimir Kondratyev discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 17
incorrectly handled address offset calculations in the C1 compiler. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-21068)

It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 17 incorrectly
handled array accesses in the C2 compiler. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2024-21094)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
23.10 mantic openjdk-17-jdk –  17.0.11+9-1~23.10.1
openjdk-17-jdk-headless –  17.0.11+9-1~23.10.1
openjdk-17-jre –  17.0.11+9-1~23.10.1
openjdk-17-jre-headless –  17.0.11+9-1~23.10.1
openjdk-17-jre-zero –  17.0.11+9-1~23.10.1
22.04 jammy openjdk-17-jdk –  17.0.11+9-1~22.04.1
openjdk-17-jdk-headless –  17.0.11+9-1~22.04.1
openjdk-17-jre –  17.0.11+9-1~22.04.1
openjdk-17-jre-headless –  17.0.11+9-1~22.04.1
openjdk-17-jre-zero –  17.0.11+9-1~22.04.1
20.04 focal openjdk-17-jdk –  17.0.11+9-1~20.04.2
openjdk-17-jdk-headless –  17.0.11+9-1~20.04.2
openjdk-17-jre –  17.0.11+9-1~20.04.2
openjdk-17-jre-headless –  17.0.11+9-1~20.04.2
openjdk-17-jre-zero –  17.0.11+9-1~20.04.2
18.04 bionic openjdk-17-jdk –  17.0.11+9-1~18.04.1  
openjdk-17-jdk-headless –  17.0.11+9-1~18.04.1  
openjdk-17-jre –  17.0.11+9-1~18.04.1  
openjdk-17-jre-headless –  17.0.11+9-1~18.04.1  
openjdk-17-jre-zero –  17.0.11+9-1~18.04.1  

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