QID 353080

Date Published: 2021-12-10

QID 353080: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for java-1.8.0-openjdk : ALAS2-2021-1726

vulnerability in the java se, oracle graalvm enterprise edition product of oracle java se (component: jsse).
Supported versions that are affected are java se: 7u311, 8u301, 11.0.12; oracle graalvm enterprise edition: 20.3.3 and 21.2.0.
Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via tls to compromise java se, oracle graalvm enterprise edition.
Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all java se, oracle graalvm enterprise edition accessible data.
Note: this vulnerability applies to java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed java web start applications or sandboxed java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the java sandbox for security.
This vulnerability can also be exploited by using apis in the specified component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the apis.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.1 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2-2021-1726 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2-2021-1726 Amazon Linux 2 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1726.html