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High USN-6696-1 6 CVEs

openjdk-8 vulnerabilities

Published Mar 18, 2024 · Updated Apr 27, 2026

Summary

Yi Yang discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 8 incorrectly
handled array accesses in the C1 compiler. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a denial of service, execute arbitrary code or
bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2024-20918)

It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 8 did not
properly verify bytecode in certain situations. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to bypass Java sandbox restrictions.
(CVE-2024-20919)

It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK 8 had an
optimization flaw when generating range check loop predicates. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, execute
arbitrary code or bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2024-20921)

Valentin Eudeline discovered that OpenJDK 8 incorrectly handled certain
options in the Nashorn JavaScript subcomponent. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-20926)

It was discovered that OpenJDK 8 could produce debug logs that contained
private keys used for digital signatures. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2024-20945)

Hubert Kario discovered that the TLS implementation in OpenJDK 8 had a
timing side-channel and incorrectly handled RSA padding. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to recover sensitive information.
(CVE-2024-20952)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS openjdk-8 8u402-ga-2ubuntu1~20.04
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS openjdk-8 8u402-ga-2ubuntu1~22.04
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS openjdk-8 8u402-ga-2ubuntu1~18.04

Vulnerabilities 6

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-20918
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-20919
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-20921
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-20926
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-20945
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-20952