Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenJDK and IcedTea, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
| Package | dev-java/openjdk-bin on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 8.252_p09 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 8.252_p09 |
| Package | dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 8.252_p09 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 8.252_p09 |
| Package | dev-java/icedtea-bin on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 3.16.0 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 3.16.0 |
OpenJDK is a free and open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition.
IcedTea’s aim is to provide OpenJDK in a form suitable for easy configuration, compilation and distribution with the primary goal of allowing inclusion in GNU/Linux distributions.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenJDK and IcedTea. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All OpenJDK binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/openjdk-bin-8.252_p09"
All OpenJDK JRE binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin-8.252_p09"
All IcedTea binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/icedtea-bin-3.16.0"