Red Hat Security Advisory: java-17-openjdk security update
The java-17-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 17 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 17 Java Software Development Kit. Security Fix(es): * OpenJDK: long Exception message leading to crash (8319851) (CVE-2024-21011) * OpenJDK: integer overflow in C1 compiler address generation (8322122) (CVE-2024-21068) * OpenJDK: C2 compilation fails with "Exceeded _node_regs array" (8317507) (CVE-2024-21094) * OpenJDK: HTTP/2 client improper reverse DNS lookup (8315708) (CVE-2024-21012) 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The java-17-openjdk packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux contain four security vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-21011 (long exception message leading to crash), CVE-2024-21068 (integer overflow in C1 compiler address generation), CVE-2024-21094 (C2 compilation failure due to exceeding _node_regs array), and CVE-2024-21012 (improper reverse DNS lookup in HTTP/2 client). These issues affect the OpenJDK 17 Java Runtime Environment and Software Development Kit. Red Hat has issued a security update (RHSA-2024:1825) to address these vulnerabilities across multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 variants and architectures. The update requires restarting all OpenJDK Java instances to take effect.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities may cause application crashes, compilation failures, and improper network behavior due to the described defects in the OpenJDK 17 runtime and compiler components. The advisory rates the overall security impact as Moderate. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The issues could affect stability and correctness of Java applications running on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update (RHSA-2024:1825) that fixes these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the update to their java-17-openjdk packages on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 systems. After applying the update, all running OpenJDK Java instances must be restarted for the fixes to take effect. Refer to the Red Hat article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions.
Red Hat Security Advisory: java-17-openjdk security update
Description
The java-17-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 17 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 17 Java Software Development Kit. Security Fix(es): * OpenJDK: long Exception message leading to crash (8319851) (CVE-2024-21011) * OpenJDK: integer overflow in C1 compiler address generation (8322122) (CVE-2024-21068) * OpenJDK: C2 compilation fails with "Exceeded _node_regs array" (8317507) (CVE-2024-21094) * OpenJDK: HTTP/2 client improper reverse DNS lookup (8315708) (CVE-2024-21012) 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.
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The java-17-openjdk packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux contain four security vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-21011 (long exception message leading to crash), CVE-2024-21068 (integer overflow in C1 compiler address generation), CVE-2024-21094 (C2 compilation failure due to exceeding _node_regs array), and CVE-2024-21012 (improper reverse DNS lookup in HTTP/2 client). These issues affect the OpenJDK 17 Java Runtime Environment and Software Development Kit. Red Hat has issued a security update (RHSA-2024:1825) to address these vulnerabilities across multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 variants and architectures. The update requires restarting all OpenJDK Java instances to take effect.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities may cause application crashes, compilation failures, and improper network behavior due to the described defects in the OpenJDK 17 runtime and compiler components. The advisory rates the overall security impact as Moderate. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The issues could affect stability and correctness of Java applications running on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update (RHSA-2024:1825) that fixes these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the update to their java-17-openjdk packages on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 systems. After applying the update, all running OpenJDK Java instances must be restarted for the fixes to take effect. Refer to the Red Hat article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:1825
- Cve Count
- 4
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-21012","CVE-2024-21068","CVE-2024-21094"]
Threat ID: 6a3da1fc4853345fc1835cb0
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:40 UTC
Last enriched: 08/07/2026, 03:18:40 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:24:53 UTC
Views: 71
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