RHBA-2020:3589 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An update for java-1.8.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions.

Description

The java-1.8.0-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 8 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 8 Java Software Development Kit.

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

• Regression in 8u262 ForkJoinWorkerThread behaviour (BZ#1861047)
• java-1.8.0-openjdk conflicts with itself when installing multiple versions (using installonlypkgs) (BZ#1861051)

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

All running instances of OpenJDK Java must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.0 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.0 x86_64

Fixes

• BZ - 1861047 - Regression in 8u262 ForkJoinWorkerThread behaviour [rhel-8.0.0.z]
• BZ - 1861051 - java-1.8.0-openjdk conflicts with itself when installing multiple versions (using installonlypkgs) [rhel-8.0.0.z]

CVEs

(none)

References

• https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8249677