QID 378185

Date Published: 2023-04-04

QID 378185: Red Hat OpenJDK 11.0.13 Security Update for Windows Builds (RHSA-2021:3968)

This release of the Red Hat build of OpenJDK 11 (11.0.13) for Windows serves as a replacement for the Red Hat build of OpenJDK 11 (11.0.12) and includes security and bug fixes, and enhancements..

OpenJDK: Loop in HttpsServer triggered during TLS session close (JSSE, 8254967) (CVE-2021-35565).

OpenJDK: Incorrect principal selection when using Kerberos Constrained Delegation (Libraries, 8266689) (CVE-2021-35567).

OpenJDK: Weak ciphers preferred over stronger ones for TLS (JSSE, 8264210) (CVE-2021-35550).

OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in RTFParser (Swing, 8265167) (CVE-2021-35556).

OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in RTFReader (Swing, 8265580) (CVE-2021-35559).

OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in HashMap and HashSet (Utility, 8266097) (CVE-2021-35561).

OpenJDK: Certificates with end dates too far in the future can corrupt keystore (Keytool, 8266137) (CVE-2021-35564).

OpenJDK: Unexpected exception raised during TLS handshake (JSSE, 8267729) (CVE-2021-35578).

OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in BMPImageReader (ImageIO, 8267735) (CVE-2021-35586).

OpenJDK: Non-constant comparison during TLS handshakes (JSSE, 8269618) (CVE-2021-35603).
Affected Versions:
Red Hat build of OpenJDK 11 (11.0.12) and later Versions and Prior to OpenJDK 11 (11.0.13)

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
This QID checks for:
"HKLM\Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment"
"HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment"
"HKLM\Software\JavaSoft\Java Development Kit"
"HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\JavaSoft\Java Development Kit"
"HKLM\Software\JavaSoft\JRE"
"HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\JavaSoft\JRE"
"HKLM\Software\JavaSoft\JDK"
and "HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\JavaSoft\JDK" subkeys and fetches JavaHome value, checks for bin\java.exe file existence in the fetched location, performs jar extraction to confirm Red Hat as the vendor, then reads the compare the version for file java.exe and posts the QID on Windows Operating Systems

Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data .

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.1 severity.
  • Solution
    For more information regarding the update RHSA-2021:3968
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2021:3968 URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3968