#VU83267 Segmentation fault in OpenJ9 - CVE-2023-5676
Published: November 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83267
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5676
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenJ9
OpenJ9
Software vendor:
Eclipse
Eclipse
Description
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to JVM can be forced into an infinite busy hang on a spinlock or a segmentation fault if a shutdown signal (SIGTERM, SIGINT or SIGHUP) is received before the JVM has finished initializing. A local privileged user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.