Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.8.0-openjdk security update
The java-1.8.0-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 8 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 8 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: Pack200 excessive memory allocation (8322114) (CVE-2024-21085) * OpenJDK: C2 compilation fails with "Exceeded _node_regs array" (8317507) (CVE-2024-21094) 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.
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Technical Summary
This Red Hat security advisory addresses four vulnerabilities in the java-1.8.0-openjdk packages for OpenJDK 8. The issues include: CVE-2024-21011, a long exception message leading to a crash; CVE-2024-21068, an integer overflow in the C1 compiler address generation; CVE-2024-21085, excessive memory allocation in Pack200; and CVE-2024-21094, a failure in C2 compilation due to exceeding the _node_regs array. The advisory covers multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 variants and architectures. Red Hat has issued patches to remediate these vulnerabilities, rated with moderate impact, and advises restarting all OpenJDK Java instances after applying the update.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can cause crashes, integer overflows, excessive memory consumption, and compilation failures within the OpenJDK 8 environment. These issues may lead to denial of service or instability in Java applications running on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. The overall security impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for the java-1.8.0-openjdk packages that addresses these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:1818 and restart all running OpenJDK Java instances to ensure the fixes take effect. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.8.0-openjdk security update
Description
The java-1.8.0-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 8 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 8 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: Pack200 excessive memory allocation (8322114) (CVE-2024-21085) * OpenJDK: C2 compilation fails with "Exceeded _node_regs array" (8317507) (CVE-2024-21094) 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
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Technical Analysis
This Red Hat security advisory addresses four vulnerabilities in the java-1.8.0-openjdk packages for OpenJDK 8. The issues include: CVE-2024-21011, a long exception message leading to a crash; CVE-2024-21068, an integer overflow in the C1 compiler address generation; CVE-2024-21085, excessive memory allocation in Pack200; and CVE-2024-21094, a failure in C2 compilation due to exceeding the _node_regs array. The advisory covers multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 variants and architectures. Red Hat has issued patches to remediate these vulnerabilities, rated with moderate impact, and advises restarting all OpenJDK Java instances after applying the update.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can cause crashes, integer overflows, excessive memory consumption, and compilation failures within the OpenJDK 8 environment. These issues may lead to denial of service or instability in Java applications running on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. The overall security impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for the java-1.8.0-openjdk packages that addresses these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:1818 and restart all running OpenJDK Java instances to ensure the fixes take effect. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:1818
- Cve Count
- 4
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-21068","CVE-2024-21085","CVE-2024-21094"]
Threat ID: 6a3da1fc4853345fc1835cd3
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:40 UTC
Last enriched: 08/07/2026, 03:19:51 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:24:53 UTC
Views: 41
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