QID 378792

QID 378792: Red Hat OpenJDK 11.0.20 Security Update for Windows Builds (RHSA-2023:4161)

This release of the Red Hat build of OpenJDK 11 (11.0.20) for Windows serves as a replacement for the Red Hat build of OpenJDK 11 (11.0.19) and includes security and bug fixes, and enhancements.


OpenJDK: ZIP file parsing infinite loop (8302483) (CVE-2023-22036).

OpenJDK: weakness in AES implementation (8308682) (CVE-2023-22041).

OpenJDK: improper handling of slash characters in URI-to-path conversion (8305312) (CVE-2023-22049).

harfbuzz: OpenJDK: O(n^2) growth via consecutive marks (CVE-2023-25193).

OpenJDK: HTTP client insufficient file name validation (8302475) (CVE-2023-22006).

OpenJDK: array indexing integer overflow issue (8304468) (CVE-2023-22045).
Affected Versions:
Red Hat build of OpenJDK 11 (11.0.19) and later Versions and Prior to OpenJDK 11 (11.0.20)

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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    For more information regarding the update RHSA-2023:4161
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2023:4161 URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4161