An OpenJDK security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, 21.10, and 22.04 LTS.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5388-1
April 26, 2022
openjdk-lts vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 21.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK.
Software Description:
- openjdk-lts: Open Source Java implementation
Details:
It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly limited memory when compiling a
specially crafted XPath expression. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21426)
It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled converting certain
object arguments into their textual representations. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21434)
It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly validated the encoded length of
certain object identifiers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21443)
It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly validated certain paths. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass the secure validation
feature and expose sensitive information in XML files. (CVE-2022-21476)
It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly parsed certain URI strings. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to make applications accept
invalid of malformed URI strings. (CVE-2022-21496)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
openjdk-11-jdk 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
openjdk-11-jdk-headless 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
openjdk-11-jre 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
openjdk-11-jre-headless 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
openjdk-11-jre-zero 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
Ubuntu 21.10:
openjdk-11-jdk 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
openjdk-11-jdk-headless 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
openjdk-11-jre 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
openjdk-11-jre-headless 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
openjdk-11-jre-zero 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
openjdk-11-jdk 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
openjdk-11-jdk-headless 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
openjdk-11-jre 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
openjdk-11-jre-headless 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
openjdk-11-jre-zero 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
openjdk-11-jdk 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
openjdk-11-jdk-headless 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
openjdk-11-jre 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
openjdk-11-jre-headless 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
openjdk-11-jre-zero 11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
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.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5388-1
CVE-2022-21426, CVE-2022-21434, CVE-2022-21443, CVE-2022-21476,
CVE-2022-21496
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/11.0.15+10-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
