CVE-2024-21138: jdk — Fix

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u411, 8u411-perf, 11.0.23, 17.0.11, 21.0.3, 22.0.1; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.11, 21.0.3, 22.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.14 and 21.3.10. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Note: This vulnerability can be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. This vulnerability also applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

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CVSS v3.1 Score

3.7

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
netapp	active_iq_unified_manager	All
netapp	bluexp	All
netapp	data_infrastructure_insights_storage_workload_security_agent	All
netapp	oncommand_insight	All
netapp	oncommand_workflow_automation	All
oracle	graalvm	All
oracle	graalvm	All
oracle	graalvm_for_jdk	All
oracle	graalvm_for_jdk	All
oracle	graalvm_for_jdk	All
oracle	jdk	All
oracle	jdk	All
oracle	jdk	All
oracle	jdk	All
oracle	jdk	All
oracle	jdk	All
oracle	jre	All
oracle	jre	All
oracle	jre	All
oracle	jre	All
oracle	jre	All
oracle	jre	All

References

Advisories & Patches

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2024.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2024.html

Other References

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0008/ https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240719-0008/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-21138? +

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u411, 8u411-perf, 11.0.23, 17.0.11, 21.0.3, 22.0.1; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.11, 21.0.3, 22.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.14 and 21.3.10. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Note: This vulnerability can be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. This vulnerability also applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L). It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.7 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2024-21138? +

CVE-2024-21138 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.7 out of 10, rated LOW. This is a low-severity vulnerability with limited impact.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-21138? +

CVE-2024-21138 affects products from netapp, oracle, specifically: active_iq_unified_manager, bluexp, data_infrastructure_insights_storage_workload_security_agent, graalvm, graalvm_for_jdk, jdk, jre, oncommand_insight, oncommand_workflow_automation. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-21138? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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