CVE-2018-2579

Priority
Description
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle
Java SE (subcomponent: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are
Java SE: 6u171, 7u161, 8u152 and 9.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u151; JRockit:
R28.3.16. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated
attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE,
Java SE Embedded, JRockit. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can
result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Java SE, Java SE
Embedded, JRockit accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to
client and server deployment of Java. This vulnerability can be exploited
through sandboxed Java Web Start applications and sandboxed Java applets.
It can also be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified
Component without using sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed
Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.7
(Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector:
(CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
Ubuntu-Description
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the cryptography
implementation in OpenJDK. An attacker could possibly use this to
expose sensitive information.
Notes
Package
Upstream:needs-triage
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:DNE
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:DNE
Ubuntu 21.10:DNE
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:DNE
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:DNE (trusty was needs-triage)
Patches:
Package
Upstream:released (7u171-2.6.13-1)
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:DNE
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:DNE
Ubuntu 21.10:DNE
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:DNE
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:DNE (trusty was released [7u171-2.6.13-0ubuntu0.14.04.2])
Patches:
Package
Upstream:released (8u162-b12-1)
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:not-affected (8u162-b12-1)
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:not-affected (8u162-b12-1)
Ubuntu 21.10:not-affected (8u162-b12-1)
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:released (8u162-b12-0ubuntu0.16.04.2)
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:not-affected (8u162-b12-1)
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:DNE
Patches:
Package
Upstream:released (9.0.4+12-1)
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:DNE
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:DNE
Ubuntu 21.10:DNE
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:DNE
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:DNE
Patches:
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Updated: 2022-04-25 00:26:35 UTC (commit ecc1009cb19540b950de59270950018900f37f15)