CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution

What is CVE-2015-2590?

CVE-2015-2590 is a critical vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 16 Jul 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded 7u75 and 8u33 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4732.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2590?

It affects 21 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop and 15 more.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2590?

Apply the vendor's patch. US federal agencies must fix it by 24 Mar 2022.

Is CVE-2015-2590 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2015-2590 in the wild since at least 3 Mar 2022.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2013-0422 Oracle JRE Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-mhp7-xhx6-9x45, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2590.