Red Hat Security Advisory: java-17-openjdk security update
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified and fixed in the java-17-openjdk packages provided by Red Hat, which include the OpenJDK 17 Java Runtime Environment and Software Development Kit. The issues addressed include a crash caused by a long Exception message, an integer overflow in the C1 compiler address generation, a failure in C2 compilation due to exceeding an internal array, and an improper reverse DNS lookup in the HTTP/2 client. These vulnerabilities have been rated with a moderate security impact by Red Hat. Updates are available for various Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions and architectures. Applying the update requires restarting all running OpenJDK Java instances for the fixes to take effect.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security released an advisory (RHSA-2024:1825) addressing four security vulnerabilities in java-17-openjdk packages. The fixed issues are: 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 (HTTP/2 client improper reverse DNS lookup). These vulnerabilities affect the OpenJDK 17 Java Runtime Environment and Software Development Kit distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 variants across multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64. Red Hat has issued updated packages to remediate these issues and rated the overall security impact as moderate. The advisory does not provide CVSS scores but references the CVE pages for detailed scoring. The update requires restarting all OpenJDK Java instances to apply the fixes.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can cause application crashes (CVE-2024-21011), incorrect compiler behavior due to integer overflow (CVE-2024-21068), compilation failures (CVE-2024-21094), and improper network behavior related to reverse DNS lookups in HTTP/2 clients (CVE-2024-21012). These issues may affect the stability and security of Java applications running on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. The overall security impact is rated moderate by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated java-17-openjdk packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:1825. After applying the update, all running OpenJDK Java instances must be restarted for the fixes to take effect. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: java-17-openjdk security update
Description
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified and fixed in the java-17-openjdk packages provided by Red Hat, which include the OpenJDK 17 Java Runtime Environment and Software Development Kit. The issues addressed include a crash caused by a long Exception message, an integer overflow in the C1 compiler address generation, a failure in C2 compilation due to exceeding an internal array, and an improper reverse DNS lookup in the HTTP/2 client. These vulnerabilities have been rated with a moderate security impact by Red Hat. Updates are available for various Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions and architectures. Applying the update requires restarting all running OpenJDK Java instances for the fixes to take effect.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security released an advisory (RHSA-2024:1825) addressing four security vulnerabilities in java-17-openjdk packages. The fixed issues are: 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 (HTTP/2 client improper reverse DNS lookup). These vulnerabilities affect the OpenJDK 17 Java Runtime Environment and Software Development Kit distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 variants across multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64. Red Hat has issued updated packages to remediate these issues and rated the overall security impact as moderate. The advisory does not provide CVSS scores but references the CVE pages for detailed scoring. The update requires restarting all OpenJDK Java instances to apply the fixes.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can cause application crashes (CVE-2024-21011), incorrect compiler behavior due to integer overflow (CVE-2024-21068), compilation failures (CVE-2024-21094), and improper network behavior related to reverse DNS lookups in HTTP/2 clients (CVE-2024-21012). These issues may affect the stability and security of Java applications running on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. The overall security impact is rated moderate by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated java-17-openjdk packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:1825. After applying the update, all running OpenJDK Java instances must be restarted for the fixes to take effect. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor.
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"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1fc4853345fc1835cb0
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:40 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:52:19 UTC
Last updated: 07/02/2026, 10:51:10 UTC
Views: 13
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