USN-4892-1

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    USN-4892-1

    Published: 27 Apr 2021Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: openjdk-8, openjdk-lts vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly verified Jar signatures. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended security restrictions when using Jar files signed with a disabled algorithm.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4892-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-2163

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openjdk-8

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/openjdk-8@8u292-b10-0ubuntu1~16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8u292-b10-0ubuntu1~16.04.1

    Affected versions

    8u66-b01-5

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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