Vulnerability · Published Apr 18, 2023 · Assigned by oracle

CVE-2023-21938

Low 3.7

In plain English

A low-severity security flaw in Java SE JDK and JRE from Oracle Corporation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.7Low
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u361, 8u361-perf, 11.0.18, 17.0.6, 20; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.8, 21.3.4 and 22.3.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note: This vulnerability 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. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1909
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-fastdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-slowdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1909
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-fastdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-fastdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1909
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-slowdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-slowdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1909
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1909
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-fastdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-fastdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1909
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-slowdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-slowdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1909
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-fastdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk-fastdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1909
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1909
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-fastdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-fastdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1909
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-slowdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-slowdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1909
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1909
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1909
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-slowdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk-slowdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1909
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-src1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk-src1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1909
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-fastdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-fastdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1909
AlmaLinux:8java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-slowdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1908
AlmaLinux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-slowdebug1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1909
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-demo1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-demo1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-demo-fastdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-demo-fastdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-demo-slowdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-demo-slowdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-devel1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-devel1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-devel-fastdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-devel-fastdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-devel-slowdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-devel-slowdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-fastdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-fastdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-headless1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-headless1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-headless-fastdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-headless-fastdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-headless-slowdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-headless-slowdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-javadoc1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-javadoc1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-javadoc-zip1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-javadoc-zip1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-jmods1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-jmods1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-slowdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-slowdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-src1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-src1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-src-fastdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-src-fastdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-src-slowdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-src-slowdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-static-libs1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-static-libs1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-11-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1895
AlmaLinux:9java-11-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1880
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-demo1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-demo1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-demo-fastdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-demo-fastdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-demo-slowdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-demo-slowdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-devel1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-devel1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-devel-fastdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-devel-fastdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-devel-slowdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-devel-slowdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-fastdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-fastdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-headless1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-headless1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-headless-fastdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-headless-fastdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-headless-slowdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-headless-slowdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-javadoc1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-javadoc1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-javadoc-zip1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-javadoc-zip1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-jmods1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-jmods1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-slowdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-slowdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-src1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-src1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-src-fastdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-src-fastdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-src-slowdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-src-slowdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-static-libs1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-static-libs1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
AlmaLinux:8java-17-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7ALSA-2023:1898
AlmaLinux:9java-17-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1ALSA-2023:1879
Alpine:v3.20openjdk1111.0.19_p7-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-21938
Alpine:v3.21openjdk1111.0.19_p7-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-21938
Alpine:v3.22openjdk1111.0.19_p7-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-21938
Alpine:v3.23openjdk1111.0.19_p7-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-21938
Alpine:v3.24openjdk1111.0.19_p7-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-21938
Alpine:v3.20openjdk1717.0.7_p7-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-21938
Alpine:v3.21openjdk1717.0.7_p7-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-21938
Alpine:v3.22openjdk1717.0.7_p7-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-21938
Alpine:v3.23openjdk1717.0.7_p7-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-21938
Alpine:v3.24openjdk1717.0.7_p7-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-21938
Alpine:v3.20openjdk88.372.07-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-21938
Alpine:v3.21openjdk88.372.07-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-21938
Alpine:v3.22openjdk88.372.07-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-21938
Alpine:v3.23openjdk88.372.07-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-21938
Alpine:v3.24openjdk88.372.07-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-21938
Debian:12openjdk-1717.0.7+7-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-21938
Debian:12openjdk-1717.0.7+7-1~deb12u1DSA-5430-1
Rocky Linux:9java-1.8.0-openjdk1:1.8.0.372.b07-1.el9_1RLSA-2023:1909
Rocky Linux:8java-11-openjdk1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el8_7RLSA-2023:1895
Rocky Linux:9java-11-openjdk1:11.0.19.0.7-1.el9_1RLSA-2023:1880
Rocky Linux:8java-17-openjdk1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el8_7RLSA-2023:1898
Rocky Linux:9java-17-openjdk1:17.0.7.0.7-1.el9_1RLSA-2023:1879
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSopenjdk-1717.0.7+7~us1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2023-21938
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSopenjdk-1717.0.7+7~us1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2USN-6077-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSopenjdk-18no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-21938
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSopenjdk-88u372-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~22.04USN-6077-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSopenjdk-88u372-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~22.04UBUNTU-CVE-2023-21938
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSopenjdk-lts11.0.19+7~us1-0ubuntu1~22.04.1USN-6077-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSopenjdk-lts11.0.19+7~us1-0ubuntu1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-21938

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Oracle Corporation Java SE JDK and JRE Oracle Java SE:8u361Oracle Java SE:8u361-perfOracle Java SE:11.0.18Oracle Java SE:17.0.6Oracle Java SE:20Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:20.3.8Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:21.3.4Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:22.3.0

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