CVE-2024-20952: Use After Free

Published Jan 11, 2024
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Updated

An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Security component could allow a remote attacker to cause high confidentiality impact and high integrity impact.

Other sources

It was discovered that the TLS implementation in the Security component of OpenJDK was vulnerable to an RSA padding issue and timing side-channel attack. This could possibly lead to disclosure of some information meant to be protected by encryption.

Red Hat

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Security). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u391, 8u391-perf, 11.0.21, 17.0.9, 21.0.1; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.9, 21.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.12, 21.3.8 and 22.3.4. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, 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 7.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

NVD

Affected Software

104 affected componentsFixes available
Oracle OpenJDK>=11<11.0.24
Oracle OpenJDK>=17<17.0.10
Oracle OpenJDK>=21<21.0.2
Oracle OpenJDK=8
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone1
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone2
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone3
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone4
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone5
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone6
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone7
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone8
Oracle OpenJDK=8-milestone9
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update101
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update102
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update11
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update111
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update112
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update121
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update131
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update141
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update151
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update152
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update161
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update162
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update171
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update172
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update181
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update191
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update192
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update20
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update201
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update202
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update211
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update212
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update221
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update222
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update231
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update232
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update241
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update242
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update25
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update252
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update262
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update271
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update281
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update282
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update291
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update301
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update302
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update31
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update312
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update322
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update332
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update342
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update352
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update362
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update372
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update382
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update392
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update40
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update402-b00
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update402-b01
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update402-b02
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update402-b03
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update402-b04
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update402-b05
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update45
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update5
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update51
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update60
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update65
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update66
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update71
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update72
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update73
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update74
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update77
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update91
Oracle OpenJDK=8-update92
Oracle GraalVM=20.3.12
Oracle GraalVM=21.3.8
Oracle GraalVM=22.3.4
Oracle GraalVM for JDK=17.0.9
Oracle GraalVM for JDK=21.0.1
Oracle JDK=1.8.0-update391
Oracle JDK=1.8.0-update391
Oracle JDK=11.0.21
Oracle JDK=17.0.9
Oracle JDK=21.0.1
Oracle JRE=1.8.0-update391
Oracle JRE=1.8.0-update391
Oracle JRE=11.0.21
Oracle JRE=17.0.9
Oracle JRE=21.0.1
NetApp Cloud Insights Acquisition Unit
NetApp Cloud Insights Storage Workload Security Agent
NetApp OnCommand Insight
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
debian/openjdk-11
11.0.24+8-2~deb11u111.0.26+4-1~deb11u111.0.27+6-1
debian/openjdk-17
17.0.12+7-2~deb11u117.0.14+7-1~deb11u117.0.14+7-1~deb12u117.0.15~5ea-117.0.15+6-1
debian/openjdk-21
21.0.7~8ea-121.0.7+6-1
debian/openjdk-8
8u442-ga-2
IBM InfoSphere Data Architect<=9.2.1

Event History

Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:16 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 16, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:41 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:41 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Feb 27, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·03:12 AM
Description
Nov 15, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·05:44 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Mar 4, 2026
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-20952?

CVE-2024-20952 is classified as having a high confidentiality impact and high integrity impact.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-20952?

To fix CVE-2024-20952, update your Java SE to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2024-20952?

Affected software includes specific versions of Oracle GraalVM, Oracle JDK, Oracle JRE, and IBM Cognos Controller, among others.

4

What causes CVE-2024-20952?

CVE-2024-20952 is caused by an RSA padding issue and timing vulnerabilities within the TLS implementation of the Security component in OpenJDK.

5

Who reported CVE-2024-20952?

CVE-2024-20952 was reported through various security advisories, highlighting vulnerabilities discovered in the Java SE Security component.

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