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Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenJDK 17.0.14 Security Update for Portable Linux Builds

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Medium
Published: 01/22/2025 (01/22/2025, 11:24:15 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

Description

The OpenJDK 17 packages provide the OpenJDK 17 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 17 Java Software Development Kit. This release of the Red Hat build of OpenJDK 17 (17.0.14) for portable Linux serves as a replacement for the Red Hat build of OpenJDK 17 (17.0.13) and includes security and bug fixes as well as enhancements. For further information, refer to the release notes linked to in the References section. Security Fix(es): * OpenJDK: Enhance array handling (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.

Affected software

redhat/java-21-openjdk
pkg:rpm/redhat/java-21-openjdk
Affected versions
=8.10=9.4=9.5

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AI-Powered Analysis

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AILast updated: 06/25/2026, 22:37:11 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-21502 is a security vulnerability in the OpenJDK 21 Java Runtime Environment and Software Development Kit, specifically related to array handling enhancements in the JDK. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2025:0426) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 8.10, 9.4, and 9.5, including Extended Update Support and various architectures (x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, aarch64). The advisory rates the impact as moderate and recommends applying the update. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory, and no known exploits are reported. The advisory references the CVE page for further details.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability affects the OpenJDK 21 packages on multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions and architectures. The impact is rated moderate by Red Hat Product Security. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vulnerability relates to array handling in the JDK, which could potentially affect application stability or security if exploited.

Mitigation Recommendations

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.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
Red Hat Product Security
Advisory Id
RHSA-2025:0426
Cve Count
1

Threat ID: 6a3da1e94853345fc182f5ed

Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:21 UTC

Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:37:11 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC

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