Red Hat Security Advisory: java-21-openjdk security update
The OpenJDK 21 packages provide the OpenJDK 21 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 21 Java Software Development Kit. Security Fix(es): * JDK: Enhance Path Factories (CVE-2025-53066) * JDK: Enhance Certificate Handling (CVE-2025-53057) * JDK: Enhance String Handling (CVE-2025-61748) 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory addresses three security vulnerabilities in the OpenJDK 21 packages provided by Red Hat: CVE-2025-53066 (Enhance Path Factories), CVE-2025-53057 (Enhance Certificate Handling), and CVE-2025-61748 (Enhance String Handling). The vulnerabilities relate to improvements in how the JDK handles paths, certificates, and strings, potentially impacting security. Red Hat has released an update for java-21-openjdk across various Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions and architectures. The update is classified as having a moderate security impact. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities affect the OpenJDK 21 runtime and development kit, potentially impacting the security of Java applications running on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. The advisory rates the impact as moderate. Specific technical impact details are not provided in the advisory. No known exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for java-21-openjdk addressing these vulnerabilities. Users should apply this update to affected systems after ensuring all previously released relevant errata have been applied. Detailed update instructions are available in the Red Hat advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Red Hat Security Advisory: java-21-openjdk security update
Description
The OpenJDK 21 packages provide the OpenJDK 21 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 21 Java Software Development Kit. Security Fix(es): * JDK: Enhance Path Factories (CVE-2025-53066) * JDK: Enhance Certificate Handling (CVE-2025-53057) * JDK: Enhance String Handling (CVE-2025-61748) 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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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory addresses three security vulnerabilities in the OpenJDK 21 packages provided by Red Hat: CVE-2025-53066 (Enhance Path Factories), CVE-2025-53057 (Enhance Certificate Handling), and CVE-2025-61748 (Enhance String Handling). The vulnerabilities relate to improvements in how the JDK handles paths, certificates, and strings, potentially impacting security. Red Hat has released an update for java-21-openjdk across various Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions and architectures. The update is classified as having a moderate security impact. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities affect the OpenJDK 21 runtime and development kit, potentially impacting the security of Java applications running on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems. The advisory rates the impact as moderate. Specific technical impact details are not provided in the advisory. No known exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for java-21-openjdk addressing these vulnerabilities. Users should apply this update to affected systems after ensuring all previously released relevant errata have been applied. Detailed update instructions are available in the Red Hat advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:18824
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-53066","CVE-2025-61748"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1e04853345fc182b9db
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:12 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:27:23 UTC
Last updated: 07/03/2026, 08:51:22 UTC
Views: 11
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