Red Hat Security Advisory: java-21-openjdk security update
The java-21-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 21 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 21 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: 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.
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Technical Summary
This Red Hat security advisory covers the OpenJDK 8u412 update for portable Linux builds, which replaces the previous 8u402 version. It fixes four identified vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-21011 (long exception message leading to crash), CVE-2024-21068 (integer overflow in C1 compiler address generation), CVE-2024-21085 (Pack200 excessive memory allocation), and CVE-2024-21094 (C2 compilation failure due to exceeding _node_regs array). These issues affect the OpenJDK 8 Java Runtime Environment and Software Development Kit provided by Red Hat. The advisory rates the security impact as Moderate and provides references to detailed CVE pages and Red Hat's update instructions.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed in this update could cause application crashes, memory allocation issues, and compilation failures within the OpenJDK 8 environment. These issues may affect the stability and reliability of Java applications running on affected OpenJDK builds. The impact is assessed as Moderate by Red Hat, with no known exploits in the wild reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update (OpenJDK 8u412) that addresses these vulnerabilities. Users should apply this update promptly to remediate the issues. Detailed instructions for applying the update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: java-21-openjdk security update
Description
The java-21-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 21 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 21 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: 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
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Technical Analysis
This Red Hat security advisory covers the OpenJDK 8u412 update for portable Linux builds, which replaces the previous 8u402 version. It fixes four identified vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-21011 (long exception message leading to crash), CVE-2024-21068 (integer overflow in C1 compiler address generation), CVE-2024-21085 (Pack200 excessive memory allocation), and CVE-2024-21094 (C2 compilation failure due to exceeding _node_regs array). These issues affect the OpenJDK 8 Java Runtime Environment and Software Development Kit provided by Red Hat. The advisory rates the security impact as Moderate and provides references to detailed CVE pages and Red Hat's update instructions.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities fixed in this update could cause application crashes, memory allocation issues, and compilation failures within the OpenJDK 8 environment. These issues may affect the stability and reliability of Java applications running on affected OpenJDK builds. The impact is assessed as Moderate by Red Hat, with no known exploits in the wild reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update (OpenJDK 8u412) that addresses these vulnerabilities. Users should apply this update promptly to remediate the issues. Detailed instructions for applying the update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified or 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-2024:1828
- Cve Count
- 4
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-21012","CVE-2024-21068","CVE-2024-21094"]
Threat ID: 6a3da1fa4853345fc18357a2
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:38 UTC
Last enriched: 08/07/2026, 03:20:22 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:24:53 UTC
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