An OpenJDK 8u342 Windows builds release and security update has been released.

RHSA-2022:5753-01: Important: OpenJDK 8u342 Windows builds release and security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Important: OpenJDK 8u342 Windows builds release and security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2022:5753-01
Product: OpenJDK
Advisory URL:   https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5753
Issue date: 2022-07-28
CVE Names: CVE-2022-21540 CVE-2022-21541 CVE-2022-34169
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1. Summary:

The Red Hat build of OpenJDK 8 (java-1.8.0-openjdk) is now available for
Windows.

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.

2. Description:

The OpenJDK 8 packages provide the OpenJDK 8 Java Runtime Environment and
the OpenJDK 8 Java Software Development Kit.

This release of the Red Hat build of OpenJDK 8 (8u342) for Windows serves
as a replacement for the Red Hat build of OpenJDK 8 (8u332) and includes
security and bug fixes, and enhancements. For further information, refer to
the release notes linked to in the References section.

Security Fix(es):
* OpenJDK: class compilation issue (Hotspot, 8281859) (CVE-2022-21540)

* OpenJDK: improper restriction of MethodHandle.invokeBasic() (Hotspot,
8281866) (CVE-2022-21541)

* OpenJDK: integer truncation issue in Xalan (JAXP, 8285407)
(CVE-2022-34169)

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

3. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

  https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/openjdk/8/html/installing_and_using_openjdk_8_for_windows/index

4. Bugs fixed (  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

2108540 - CVE-2022-21540 OpenJDK: class compilation issue (Hotspot, 8281859)
2108543 - CVE-2022-21541 OpenJDK: improper restriction of MethodHandle.invokeBasic() (Hotspot, 8281866)
2108554 - CVE-2022-34169 OpenJDK: integer truncation issue in Xalan-J (JAXP, 8285407)

5. References:

  https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-21540
  https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-21541
  https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-34169
  https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

6. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at   https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

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