QID 378793

QID 378793: Red Hat OpenJDK 17.0.8 Security Update for Windows Builds (RHSA-2023:4211)

This release of the Red Hat build of OpenJDK 17 (17.0.8) for Windows serves as a replacement for the Red Hat build of OpenJDK 17 (17.0.7) 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: modulo operator array indexing issue (8304460) (CVE-2023-22044).

OpenJDK: array indexing integer overflow issue (8304468) (CVE-2023-22045).
Affected Versions:
Red Hat build of OpenJDK 17 (17.0.7) and later Versions and Prior to OpenJDK 17 (17.0.8)

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-2023:4211
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2023:4211 URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4211