Issued:
2021-10-25
Updated:
2021-10-25

RHSA-2021:3961 - Important: OpenJDK 8u312 Windows Builds release and security update

Synopsis

Important: OpenJDK 8u312 Windows Builds release and security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

The Red Hat Build of OpenJDK 8 (java-1.8.0-openjdk) is now available for Windows.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

The OpenJDK 8 packages provide the OpenJDK 8 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 8 Java Software Development Kit.

This release of the Red Hat build of OpenJDK 8 (1.8.0.312) for Windows serves as a replacement for the Red Hat build of OpenJDK 8 (1.8.0.302) and includes security and bug fixes, and enhancements. For further information, refer to the release notes linked to in the References section.

Security Fix(es):

  • OpenJDK: Loop in HttpsServer triggered during TLS session close (JSSE, 8254967) (CVE-2021-35565)

  • OpenJDK: Incorrect principal selection when using Kerberos Constrained Delegation (Libraries, 8266689) (CVE-2021-35567)

  • OpenJDK: Weak ciphers preferred over stronger ones for TLS (JSSE, 8264210) (CVE-2021-35550)

  • OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in RTFParser (Swing, 8265167) (CVE-2021-35556)

  • OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in RTFReader (Swing, 8265580) (CVE-2021-35559)

  • OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in HashMap and HashSet (Utility, 8266097) (CVE-2021-35561)

  • OpenJDK: Certificates with end dates too far in the future can corrupt keystore (Keytool, 8266137) (CVE-2021-35564)

  • OpenJDK: Unexpected exception raised during TLS handshake (JSSE, 8267729) (CVE-2021-35578)

  • OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in BMPImageReader (ImageIO, 8267735) (CVE-2021-35586)

  • OpenJDK: Incomplete validation of inner class references in ClassFileParser (Hotspot, 8268071) (CVE-2021-35588)

  • OpenJDK: Non-constant comparison during TLS handshakes (JSSE, 8269618) (CVE-2021-35603)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/openjdk/8/html/installing_and_using_openjdk_8_for_windows/index

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
OpenJDK Java (for Middleware)1x86_64

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