SB2019080145 - Protection Mechanism Failure in openjdk8 (Alpine package)
Published: August 1, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019080145
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Protection Mechanism Failure (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-2786)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to the the AccessController class implementation in the Security component failed in certain cases. A remote attacker can use an untrusted Java application or applet to bypass certain Java sandbox restrictions.
The vulnerability affects openjdk-jre package of an implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4f0b80be4d1631483abd619e7d7e6c6502a1e350
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=61f36dcfec3adec2c787ad04f714132ed9a28e59
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=8ea9e2acc8dcf91473a18399ea0d9c857def70f2
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9ad60b3171f76e5694a6a915357f9e047ae50f81
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b9488d1543bd0ed444b50eff99b3d5f557b6c284