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Posted on 31 July 2023
RedHat===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: java-1.8.0-ibm security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2023:4160-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4160
Issue date: 2023-07-31
CVE Names: CVE-2023-21930 CVE-2023-21937 CVE-2023-21938
CVE-2023-21939 CVE-2023-21967 CVE-2023-21968
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1. Summary:
An update for java-1.8.0-ibm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 Supplementary.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7) - x86_64
3. Description:
IBM Java SE version 8 includes the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM
Java Software Development Kit.
This update upgrades IBM Java SE 8 to version 8 SR8-FP5.
Security Fix(es):
* OpenJDK: improper connection handling during TLS handshake (8294474)
(CVE-2023-21930)
* OpenJDK: Swing HTML parsing issue (8296832) (CVE-2023-21939)
* OpenJDK: certificate validation issue in TLS session negotiation
(8298310) (CVE-2023-21967)
* OpenJDK: missing string checks for NULL characters (8296622)
(CVE-2023-21937)
* OpenJDK: incorrect handling of NULL characters in ProcessBuilder
(8295304) (CVE-2023-21938)
* OpenJDK: missing check for slash characters in URI-to-path conversion
(8298667) (CVE-2023-21968)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.
4. Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for this update to take
effect.
5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
2187435 - CVE-2023-21930 OpenJDK: improper connection handling during TLS handshake (8294474)
2187704 - CVE-2023-21967 OpenJDK: certificate validation issue in TLS session negotiation (8298310)
2187724 - CVE-2023-21939 OpenJDK: Swing HTML parsing issue (8296832)
2187758 - CVE-2023-21938 OpenJDK: incorrect handling of NULL characters in ProcessBuilder (8295304)
2187790 - CVE-2023-21937 OpenJDK: missing string checks for NULL characters (8296622)
2187802 - CVE-2023-21968 OpenJDK: missing check for slash characters in URI-to-path conversion (8298667)
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7):
x86_64:
java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7):
x86_64:
java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7):
ppc64:
java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le:
java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.s390x.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.s390x.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.s390x.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.s390x.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7):
x86_64:
java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.8.5-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-21930
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-21937
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-21938
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-21939
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-21967
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-21968
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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