USN-5388-2: OpenJDK vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 21.10
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

Packages

• openjdk-17 - Open Source Java implementation

Details

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly verified ECDSA signatures. An
attacker could use this issue to bypass the signature verification process.
(CVE-2022-21449)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly limited memory when compiling a
specially crafted XPath expression. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21426)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled converting certain
object arguments into their textual representations. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21434)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly validated the encoded length of
certain object identifiers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21443)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly validated certain paths. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass the secure validation
feature and expose sensitive information in XML files. (CVE-2022-21476)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly parsed certain URI strings. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to make applications accept
invalid of malformed URI strings. (CVE-2022-21496)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04

• openjdk-17-jdk - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
• openjdk-17-jre-zero - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
• openjdk-17-jdk-headless - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
• openjdk-17-jre-headless - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
• openjdk-17-jre - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 21.10

• openjdk-17-jdk - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
• openjdk-17-jre-zero - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
• openjdk-17-jdk-headless - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
• openjdk-17-jre-headless - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
• openjdk-17-jre - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.21.10.1

Ubuntu 20.04

• openjdk-17-jdk - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
• openjdk-17-jre-zero - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
• openjdk-17-jdk-headless - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
• openjdk-17-jre-headless - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
• openjdk-17-jre - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04

• openjdk-17-jdk - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
• openjdk-17-jre-zero - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
• openjdk-17-jdk-headless - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
• openjdk-17-jre-headless - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
• openjdk-17-jre - 17.0.3+7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any Java
applications or applets to make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2022-21476
• CVE-2022-21449
• CVE-2022-21434
• CVE-2022-21496
• CVE-2022-21443
• CVE-2022-21426

Related notices

• USN-5388-1: openjdk-11-jdk, openjdk-11-jre-headless, openjdk-11-jre, openjdk-11-jre-zero, openjdk-lts, openjdk-11-jdk-headless, openjdk-11-demo, openjdk-11-source, openjdk-11-doc
• USN-5546-1: openjdk-8-doc, openjdk-17, openjdk-17-jre-zero, openjdk-18-doc, openjdk-8-demo, openjdk-11-source, openjdk-17-jre, openjdk-17-jdk-headless, openjdk-8-jre-zero, openjdk-11-jre-headless, openjdk-18-jdk-headless, openjdk-17-source, openjdk-18-jdk, openjdk-lts, openjdk-18-jre, openjdk-18-jre-zero, openjdk-8, openjdk-8-source, openjdk-8-jdk, openjdk-11-doc, openjdk-8-jre-headless, openjdk-18-jre-headless, openjdk-11-jre-zero, openjdk-11-jdk-headless, openjdk-17-demo, openjdk-17-jdk, openjdk-18-demo, openjdk-17-jre-headless, openjdk-11-jdk, openjdk-11-jre, openjdk-8-jre, openjdk-18, openjdk-17-doc, openjdk-18-source, openjdk-8-jdk-headless, openjdk-11-demo
• USN-5546-2: openjdk-8-jre-headless, openjdk-8-jre-zero, openjdk-8-doc, openjdk-8-jre, openjdk-8-jre-jamvm, openjdk-8, openjdk-8-source, openjdk-8-jdk-headless, openjdk-8-demo, openjdk-8-jdk