QID 378499

QID 378499: Red Hat OpenJDK 17.0.1 Security Update for Windows Builds (RHSA-2021:4531)

The OpenJDK 17 packages provide the OpenJDK 17 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 17 Java Software Development Kit.

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

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 17 (17.0.0) and later Versions and Prior to OpenJDK 17 (17.0.1)

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 update, insert or delete access to some of accessible data.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.3 severity.
  • Solution
    For more information regarding the update RHSA-2021:4531
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2021:4531 URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4531