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Posted on 25 November 2025
Ubuntu Security==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7881-1
November 24, 2025
openjdk-8 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 8.
Software Description:
- openjdk-8: Open Source Java implementation
Details:
Jinfeng Guo discovered that the Security component of OpenJDK 8 did not
correctly handle certain representations of encoded strings. An
unauthenticated remote attacker could possibly use this issue to modify
files or leak sensitive information. (CVE-2025-53057)
Darius Bohni discovered that the JAXP component of OpenJDK 8 was
vulnerable to a XML External Entity (XEE) attack. An unauthenticated
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to modify files or leak
sensitive information. (CVE-2025-53066)
In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new
features, and possibly incompatible changes.
Please see the following for more information:
https://openjdk.org/groups/vulnerability/advisories/2025-10-21
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 25.10
openjdk-8-jdk 8u472-ga-1~25.10
openjdk-8-jdk-headless 8u472-ga-1~25.10
openjdk-8-jre 8u472-ga-1~25.10
openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u472-ga-1~25.10
openjdk-8-jre-zero 8u472-ga-1~25.10
Ubuntu 25.04
openjdk-8-jdk 8u472-ga-1~25.04
openjdk-8-jdk-headless 8u472-ga-1~25.04
openjdk-8-jre 8u472-ga-1~25.04
openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u472-ga-1~25.04
openjdk-8-jre-zero 8u472-ga-1~25.04
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
openjdk-8-jdk 8u472-ga-1~24.04
openjdk-8-jdk-headless 8u472-ga-1~24.04
openjdk-8-jre 8u472-ga-1~24.04
openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u472-ga-1~24.04
openjdk-8-jre-zero 8u472-ga-1~24.04
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
openjdk-8-jdk 8u472-ga-1~22.04
openjdk-8-jdk-headless 8u472-ga-1~22.04
openjdk-8-jre 8u472-ga-1~22.04
openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u472-ga-1~22.04
openjdk-8-jre-zero 8u472-ga-1~22.04
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
openjdk-8-jdk 8u472-ga-1~20.04
Available with Ubuntu Pro
openjdk-8-jdk-headless 8u472-ga-1~20.04
Available with Ubuntu Pro
openjdk-8-jre 8u472-ga-1~20.04
Available with Ubuntu Pro
openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u472-ga-1~20.04
Available with Ubuntu Pro
openjdk-8-jre-zero 8u472-ga-1~20.04
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
openjdk-8-jdk 8u472-ga-1~18.04
Available with Ubuntu Pro
openjdk-8-jdk-headless 8u472-ga-1~18.04
Available with Ubuntu Pro
openjdk-8-jre 8u472-ga-1~18.04
Available with Ubuntu Pro
openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u472-ga-1~18.04
Available with Ubuntu Pro
openjdk-8-jre-zero 8u472-ga-1~18.04
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
openjdk-8-jdk 8u472-ga-1~16.04
Available with Ubuntu Pro
openjdk-8-jdk-headless 8u472-ga-1~16.04
Available with Ubuntu Pro
openjdk-8-jre 8u472-ga-1~16.04
Available with Ubuntu Pro
openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u472-ga-1~16.04
Available with Ubuntu Pro
openjdk-8-jre-jamvm 8u472-ga-1~16.04
Available with Ubuntu Pro
openjdk-8-jre-zero 8u472-ga-1~16.04
Available with Ubuntu Pro
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart Java
applications to make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7881-1
CVE-2025-53057, CVE-2025-53066
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u472-ga-1~25.10
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u472-ga-1~25.04
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u472-ga-1~24.04
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u472-ga-1~22.04
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