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Improper Access Control Affecting openjdk-jre package, versions [,1.7.0_351) [1.8.0,1.8.0_342) [11.0.0,11.0.16) [17.0.0,17.0.4) [18.0.0,18.0.2)

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.1% (41st percentile)
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NVD
5.9 medium
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Red Hat
5.9 medium
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SUSE
5.9 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UPSTREAM-OPENJDKJRE-2953384
  • published 20 Jul 2022
  • disclosed 19 Jul 2022
  • credit Unknown
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Introduced: 19 Jul 2022

CVE-2022-21541 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-284 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade openjdk-jre to version 7.0.351, 8.0.342, 11.0.16, 17.0.4, 18.0.2 or higher.

Overview

openjdk-jre is a free and open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE).

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control due to improper access restriction of the MethodHandle.invokeBasic method of the Hotspot component.

Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service that supplies data to the APIs.