Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenJDK 17.0.14 Security Update for Portable Linux Builds
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 62% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Jan 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Red Hatredhat/java-21-openjdkpkg:rpm/redhat/java-21-openjdkOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated java-21-openjdk packages to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as detailed in Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2025:0426. Before applying this update, ensure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Follow Red Hat's official update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Patch status is confirmed as available via this advisory.
Description
IBM Java SE version 8 includes the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit. This update upgrades IBM Java SE 8 to version 8 SR8-FP40. Security Fix(es): * CVE-2025-21502 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.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2615 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_2615.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0424 (opens in a new tab)
- docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_build_of_openjdk/17/html/release_notes_for_red_hat_build_of_openjdk_17.0.14/index (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_0424.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2025_0426.json (opens in a new tab)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/suse-liberty-linux-updates/2025-January/000775.html (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21502/ (opens in a new tab)