RHSA-2022:5681 - Security Advisory

Topic

An update for java-11-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

The java-11-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 11 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 11 Java Software Development Kit.

Security Fix(es):

• OpenJDK: integer truncation issue in Xalan-J (JAXP, 8285407) (CVE-2022-34169)
• OpenJDK: class compilation issue (Hotspot, 8281859) (CVE-2022-21540)
• OpenJDK: improper restriction of MethodHandle.invokeBasic() (Hotspot, 8281866) (CVE-2022-21541)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Bug Fix(es):

• rh1991003 patch breaks sun.security.pkcs11.wrapper.PKCS11.getInstance() [rhel-8, openjdk-11] (BZ#2099918)
• Revert to disabling system security properties and FIPS mode support together [rhel-8, openjdk-11] (BZ#2108249)
• SecretKey generate/import operations don't add the CKA_SIGN attribute in FIPS mode [rhel-8, openjdk-11] (BZ#2108252)
• Detect NSS at Runtime for FIPS detection [rhel-8, openjdk-17] (BZ#2108269)

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 for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.4 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.4 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.4 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.4 x86_64
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.4 x86_64
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.4 ppc64le
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.4 s390x
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.4 aarch64

Fixes

• BZ - 2099918 - rh1991003 patch breaks sun.security.pkcs11.wrapper.PKCS11.getInstance() [rhel-8, openjdk-11] [rhel-8.4.0.z]
• BZ - 2108249 - Revert to disabling system security properties and FIPS mode support together [rhel-8, openjdk-11] [rhel-8.4.0.z]
• BZ - 2108252 - SecretKey generate/import operations don't add the CKA_SIGN attribute in FIPS mode [rhel-8, openjdk-11] [rhel-8.4.0.z]
• BZ - 2108269 - Detect NSS at Runtime for FIPS detection [rhel-8, openjdk-17] [rhel-8.4.0.z]
• BZ - 2108540 - CVE-2022-21540 OpenJDK: class compilation issue (Hotspot, 8281859)
• BZ - 2108543 - CVE-2022-21541 OpenJDK: improper restriction of MethodHandle.invokeBasic() (Hotspot, 8281866)
• BZ - 2108554 - CVE-2022-34169 OpenJDK: integer truncation issue in Xalan-J (JAXP, 8285407)

CVEs

• CVE-2022-21540
• CVE-2022-21541
• CVE-2022-34169

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important