RHEL 8 / 9 : java-1.8.0-openjdk (RHSA-2025:18815)

high Nessus Plugin ID 271273

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for java-1.8.0-openjdk.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2025:18815 advisory.

The java-1.8.0-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 8 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 8 Java Software Development Kit.

Security Fix(es):

* JDK: Enhance Path Factories (CVE-2025-53066)

* JDK: Enhance Certificate Handling (CVE-2025-53057)

Bug Fix(es):

* Since the 8.8 release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and the 9.2 release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, OpenJDK 8 has used a single build repackaged for each major Red Hat Enterprise Linux release. With this release, this same build is now also used by the following older releases: 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, and 9.0. On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 systems, this means that OpenJDK's FIPS mode will now be enabled by default when the system is in FIPS mode. To revert to the previous behaviour, use -Dcom.redhat.fips=false (RHEL-118777, RHEL-118778, RHEL-118779, RHEL-118782)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the RHEL java-1.8.0-openjdk package based on the guidance in RHSA-2025:18815.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 271273

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2025-18815.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 10/23/2025

Updated: 10/24/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-53066

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-src, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-slowdebug, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.10, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-fastdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-slowdebug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-slowdebug, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-slowdebug, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-slowdebug

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/23/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-53057, CVE-2025-53066

CWE: 838

RHSA: 2025:18815

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