Description
In Eclipse Openj9 before version 0.32.0, Java 8 & 11 fail to throw the exception captured during bytecode verification when verification is triggered by a MethodHandle invocation, allowing unverified methods to be invoked using MethodHandles.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Eclipse Foundation | Eclipse OpenJ9 | unspecified – < 0.32.0 | 0.32.0 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | eclipse | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | eclipse | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8 | java-1.8.0-ibm +7 | 1:1.8.0.7.10-1.el8_6 | RHSA-2022:5837 |
| RHEL 7 | java-1.8.0-ibm +5 | 1:1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7 | RHSA-2022:4959 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP6 | java-11-openj9 | 11.0.26.0-bp156.4.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:0066-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | java-11-openj9 | 11.0.15.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12185-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | java-1_8_0-openj9 | 1.8.0.332-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12186-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | java-11-openj9 | 11.0.26.0-bp156.4.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:0066-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | java-1_8_0-openj9 | 1.8.0.345-150200.3.24.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3092-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | java-1_8_0-openj9 | 1.8.0.345-150200.3.24.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3092-1 |
Advisories 7
- RHSA-2022:5837 Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.8.0-ibm security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 9, 2026
- RHSA-2022:4959 Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.8.0-ibm security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:0066-1 Security update for java-11-openj9 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12186-1 java-1_8_0-openj9-1.8.0.332-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:3092-1 Security update for java-1_8_0-openj9 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12185-1 java-11-openj9-11.0.15.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2022-1435 IBM Java: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Dec 22, 2022