CVE-2023-22044 Information disclosure in Java SE JDK and JRE

Low 3.7 Published Updated

An unauthenticated attacker can exploit a difficult-to-exploit vulnerability in Oracle Java SE Hotspot to gain unauthorized read access to a subset of accessible data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-22044?

CVE-2023-22044 is a low-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 18 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition, Oracle GraalVM for JDK product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u371-perf, 17.0.7, 20.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.6, 22.3.2; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.7 and 20.0.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition, Oracle GraalVM for JDK. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition, Oracle GraalVM for JDK 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 3.7 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22044?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including java, java-min and jre. It affects 5 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
java BitnamiFrom 12.0.017.0.8, 20.0.2
java-min BitnamiFrom 12.0.017.0.8, 20.0.2
jre BitnamiFrom 12.0.017.0.8, 20.0.2

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Oracle Graalvm, Oracle Graalvm for Jdk, Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22044?

Upgrade java to a fixed version for your release line: 17.0.8 or 20.0.2.

Is CVE-2023-22044 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22044 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BIT-java-2023-22044, BIT-java-min-2023-22044, BIT-jre-2023-22044, CLEANSTART-2026-SV66209, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22044, GHSA-h5rw-8p92-pmrf and 7 more.

Is CVE-2023-22044 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free