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CVE-2024-21235

Medium · 4.8

CVSS

4.8

EPSS

0.9%

Published

Oct 15, 2024

CISA due date

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A flaw in widely used Java software could let remote attackers change or peek at some data without needing any login credentials.

Exploitation
Remote Unauthenticated
Attacker needs
None
Complexity
High
Impact
Data Exposure
Component
Library
Class
Authorization Bypass
Remediation
Upgrade
Effort
Medium
Patch risk
Low

What it actually does

Flaw in Hotspot component permits bypassing authorization controls on data operations, enabling unauthorized modifications and partial reads via network-accessible APIs.

Why it matters to the business

Attackers could alter or view limited sensitive data in Java-based applications and services, risking data integrity issues and partial confidentiality loss across widely deployed enterprise and client environments.

How an attack unfolds

An unauthenticated attacker reaches exposed Java APIs over the network, supplies crafted inputs that trigger the Hotspot authorization bypass, and performs unauthorized data updates or reads; the attack can also occur through sandboxed applets or web start applications loading untrusted code.

How to fix it

Apply the latest Oracle Critical Patch Update for Java SE 8, 11, 17, 21, 23 and the corresponding GraalVM releases; disable or restrict network exposure of affected APIs where patching is delayed.

How to confirm the fix worked

Confirm Java runtime versions match or exceed the patched releases listed in the October 2024 Oracle CPU; test API endpoints with previously successful unauthorized requests to verify access controls now enforce properly.

Typical attack path

  1. Locate network-accessible Java deployments exposing Hotspot APIs
  2. Craft and send protocol-specific requests that invoke vulnerable component paths
  3. Trigger authorization bypass logic to perform insert/update/delete or read operations on accessible data

How to detect it

Review application and Java runtime logs for unexpected data modification or read operations originating from untrusted network sources; correlate with API usage patterns that bypass normal authorization checks.

What your security team should do

  • Prioritize patching all internet-facing and internal Java deployments within the next maintenance window
  • Review and restrict network accessibility of Hotspot APIs and sandboxed Java execution contexts
  • Monitor Oracle CPU release cadence for future related updates

The record

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u421, 8u421-perf, 11.0.24, 17.0.12, 21.0.4, 23; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.12, 21.0.4, 23; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.15 and 21.3.11. 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 update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note: This vulnerability can be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. This vulnerability also 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. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.8 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Affected packages

Ecosystem Package Introduced Fixed
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-demo 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-demo-fastdebug 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-demo-slowdebug 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-devel 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-devel-fastdebug 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-devel-slowdebug 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-fastdebug 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-headless 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-headless-fastdebug 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-headless-slowdebug 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-javadoc 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-javadoc-zip 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-jmods 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-slowdebug 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-src 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-src-fastdebug 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-src-slowdebug 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-static-libs 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug 0 1:21.0.5.0.10-3.el8.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk 0 1:1.8.0.432.b06-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo 0 1:1.8.0.432.b06-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-fastdebug 0 1:1.8.0.432.b06-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-slowdebug 0 1:1.8.0.432.b06-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel 0 1:1.8.0.432.b06-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-fastdebug 0 1:1.8.0.432.b06-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-slowdebug 0 1:1.8.0.432.b06-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-fastdebug 0 1:1.8.0.432.b06-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless 0 1:1.8.0.432.b06-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-fastdebug 0 1:1.8.0.432.b06-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-slowdebug 0 1:1.8.0.432.b06-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc 0 1:1.8.0.432.b06-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip 0 1:1.8.0.432.b06-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-slowdebug 0 1:1.8.0.432.b06-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-src 0 1:1.8.0.432.b06-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-fastdebug 0 1:1.8.0.432.b06-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-slowdebug 0 1:1.8.0.432.b06-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-demo 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-demo-fastdebug 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-demo-slowdebug 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-devel 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-devel-fastdebug 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-devel-slowdebug 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-fastdebug 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-headless 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-headless-fastdebug 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-headless-slowdebug 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-javadoc 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-javadoc-zip 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-jmods 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-slowdebug 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-src 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-src-fastdebug 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-src-slowdebug 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-static-libs 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-11-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug 0 1:11.0.25.0.9-2.el9
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-demo 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-demo-fastdebug 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-demo-slowdebug 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-devel 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-devel-fastdebug 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-devel-slowdebug 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-fastdebug 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-headless 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-headless-fastdebug 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-headless-slowdebug 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-javadoc 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-javadoc-zip 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-jmods 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-slowdebug 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-src 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-src-fastdebug 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-src-slowdebug 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-static-libs 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
AlmaLinux:9 java-17-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug 0 1:17.0.13.0.11-3.el9.alma.1
Chainguard corretto-17 0 17.0.13.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-17-dbg 0 17.0.13.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-17-default-jdk 0 17.0.13.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-17-default-jvm 0 17.0.13.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-17-default-policy 0 17.0.13.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-17-demos 0 17.0.13.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-17-doc 0 17.0.13.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-17-jmods 0 17.0.13.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-17-jre 0 17.0.13.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-17-jre-base 0 17.0.13.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-21 0 21.0.5.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-21-dbg 0 21.0.5.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-21-default-jdk 0 21.0.5.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-21-default-jvm 0 21.0.5.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-21-default-policy 0 21.0.5.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-21-demos 0 21.0.5.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-21-doc 0 21.0.5.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-21-jmods 0 21.0.5.11.1-r0
Chainguard corretto-21-jre 0 21.0.5.11.1-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-bcfips 0 11.0.25-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-bcfips-additional-sun-providers 0 11.0.25-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-dbg-bcfips 0 11.0.25-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-default-jdk-bcfips 0 11.0.25-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-default-jvm-bcfips 0 11.0.25-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-demos-bcfips 0 11.0.25-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-doc-bcfips 0 11.0.25-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-jmods-bcfips 0 11.0.25-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-jre-base-bcfips 0 11.0.25-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-jre-bcfips 0 11.0.25-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-jre-bcfips-additional-sun-providers 0 11.0.25-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-openj9 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-openj9-dbg 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-openj9-default-jdk 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-openj9-default-jvm 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-openj9-default-policy 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-openj9-doc 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-openj9-jmods 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-11-openj9-jre 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-13 0 13.0.14.5-r4
Chainguard openjdk-13-default-jdk 0 13.0.14.5-r4
Chainguard openjdk-13-default-jvm 0 13.0.14.5-r4
Chainguard openjdk-13-demos 0 13.0.14.5-r4
Chainguard openjdk-13-doc 0 13.0.14.5-r4
Chainguard openjdk-13-jmods 0 13.0.14.5-r4
Chainguard openjdk-13-jre 0 13.0.14.5-r4
Chainguard openjdk-13-jre-base 0 13.0.14.5-r4
Chainguard openjdk-14 0 14.0.2.12-r7
Chainguard openjdk-14-default-jdk 0 14.0.2.12-r7
Chainguard openjdk-14-default-jvm 0 14.0.2.12-r7
Chainguard openjdk-14-demos 0 14.0.2.12-r7
Chainguard openjdk-14-doc 0 14.0.2.12-r7
Chainguard openjdk-14-jmods 0 14.0.2.12-r7
Chainguard openjdk-14-jre 0 14.0.2.12-r7
Chainguard openjdk-14-jre-base 0 14.0.2.12-r7
Chainguard openjdk-15 0 15.0.10.5-r7
Chainguard openjdk-15-default-jdk 0 15.0.10.5-r7
Chainguard openjdk-15-default-jvm 0 15.0.10.5-r7
Chainguard openjdk-15-demos 0 15.0.10.5-r7
Chainguard openjdk-15-doc 0 15.0.10.5-r7
Chainguard openjdk-15-jmods 0 15.0.10.5-r7
Chainguard openjdk-15-jre 0 15.0.10.5-r7
Chainguard openjdk-15-jre-base 0 15.0.10.5-r7
Chainguard openjdk-16 0 16.0.2.7-r7
Chainguard openjdk-16-default-jdk 0 16.0.2.7-r7
Chainguard openjdk-16-default-jvm 0 16.0.2.7-r7
Chainguard openjdk-16-demos 0 16.0.2.7-r7
Chainguard openjdk-16-doc 0 16.0.2.7-r7
Chainguard openjdk-16-jmods 0 16.0.2.7-r7
Chainguard openjdk-16-jre 0 16.0.2.7-r7
Chainguard openjdk-16-jre-base 0 16.0.2.7-r7
Chainguard openjdk-17-bcfips 0 17.0.13-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-bcfips-additional-sun-providers 0 17.0.13-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-dbg-bcfips 0 17.0.13-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-default-jdk-bcfips 0 17.0.13-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-default-jvm-bcfips 0 17.0.13-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-demos-bcfips 0 17.0.13-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-doc-bcfips 0 17.0.13-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-jmods-bcfips 0 17.0.13-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-jre-base-bcfips 0 17.0.13-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-jre-bcfips 0 17.0.13-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-jre-bcfips-additional-sun-providers 0 17.0.13-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-openj9 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-openj9-dbg 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-openj9-default-jdk 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-openj9-default-jvm 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-openj9-default-policy 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-openj9-doc 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-openj9-jmods 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-17-openj9-jre 0 0.53.0-r0
Chainguard openjdk-18 0 18.0.2.1.0-r6
Chainguard openjdk-18-default-jdk 0 18.0.2.1.0-r6
Chainguard openjdk-18-default-jvm 0 18.0.2.1.0-r6
Chainguard openjdk-18-demos 0 18.0.2.1.0-r6
Chainguard openjdk-18-doc 0 18.0.2.1.0-r6
Chainguard openjdk-18-jmods 0 18.0.2.1.0-r6
Chainguard openjdk-18-jre 0 18.0.2.1.0-r6
Chainguard openjdk-18-jre-base 0 18.0.2.1.0-r6
Chainguard openjdk-19 0 19.0.2.7-r6
Chainguard openjdk-19-default-jdk 0 19.0.2.7-r6
Chainguard openjdk-19-default-jvm 0 19.0.2.7-r6
Chainguard openjdk-19-demos 0 19.0.2.7-r6
Chainguard openjdk-19-doc 0 19.0.2.7-r6
Chainguard openjdk-19-jmods 0 19.0.2.7-r6
Chainguard openjdk-19-jre 0 19.0.2.7-r6
Chainguard openjdk-19-jre-base 0 19.0.2.7-r6
Chainguard openjdk-20 0 20.0.2.9-r5
Chainguard openjdk-20-dbg 0 20.0.2.9-r5
Chainguard openjdk-20-default-jdk 0 20.0.2.9-r5
Chainguard openjdk-20-default-jvm 0 20.0.2.9-r5
Chainguard openjdk-20-demos 0 20.0.2.9-r5
Chainguard openjdk-20-doc 0 20.0.2.9-r5
Chainguard openjdk-20-jmods 0 20.0.2.9-r5
Chainguard openjdk-20-jre 0 20.0.2.9-r5
Chainguard openjdk-20-jre-base 0 20.0.2.9-r5

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