Gentoo: GLSA-202209-15: Oracle JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Oracle's JDK and JRE software suites. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
Gentoo has discontinued support for the Oracle JDK and JRE. We recommend
that users remove it, and use dev-java/openjdk, dev-java/openjdk-bin, or
dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin instead:
# emerge --ask --depclean "dev-java/oracle-jre-bin"
# emerge --ask --depclean "dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-2585 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2585 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-2755 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2755 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-2756 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2756 [ 4 ] CVE-2020-2757 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2757 [ 5 ] CVE-2020-2773 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2773 [ 6 ] CVE-2020-2781 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2781 [ 7 ] CVE-2020-2800 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2800 [ 8 ] CVE-2020-2803 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2803 [ 9 ] CVE-2020-2805 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2805 [ 10 ] CVE-2020-14556 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14556 [ 11 ] CVE-2020-14562 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14562 [ 12 ] CVE-2020-14573 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14573 [ 13 ] CVE-2020-14577 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14577 [ 14 ] CVE-2020-14578 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14578 [ 15 ] CVE-2020-14579 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14579 [ 16 ] CVE-2020-14581 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14581 [ 17 ] CVE-2020-14583 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14583 [ 18 ] CVE-2020-14593 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14593 [ 19 ] CVE-2020-14621 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14621 [ 20 ] CVE-2020-14664 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14664
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-15
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Oracle JDK and JRE, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
Background
Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) lets you develop and deploy Java applications on desktops and servers, as well as in today's demanding embedded environments. Java offers the rich user interface, performance, versatility, portability, and security that today's applications require.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin <= 11.0.2 Vulnerable! 2 dev-java/oracle-jre-bin <= 1.8.0.202 Vulnerable!
Impact
===== Certain uses of untrusted data by Oracle JDK and JRE could result in arbitrary code execution.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.