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CVE-2021-41041 json

In Eclipse Openj9 before version 0.32.0, Java 8 & 11 fail to throw the exception captured during bytecode verification when verification is…

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-28193

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Eclipse Openj9 before version 0.32.0, Java 8 & 11 fail to throw the exception captured during bytecode verification when verification is triggered by a MethodHandle invocation, allowing unverified methods to be invoked using MethodHandles.

Patch / fix

  • The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse OpenJ9 0.32.0
  • java-1.8.0-ibm RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.7.10-1.el8_6
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-src RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.7.10-1.el8_6
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-demo RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.7.10-1.el8_6
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.7.10-1.el8_6
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.7.10-1.el8_6
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-headless RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.7.10-1.el8_6
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-webstart RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.7.10-1.el8_6
  • java-1.8.0-ibm RHEL 7 EXTRAS 1:1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2022:5837RHSA-2022:4959

  • java-1_8_0-openj9 openSUSE Leap 15.4, openSUSE Leap 15.3 1.8.0.345-150200.3.24.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:3092-1

  • java-11-openj9 Package Hub 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 11.0.26.0-bp156.4.3.1
  • java-11-openj9 openSUSE Tumbleweed 11.0.15.0-1.1
  • java-1_8_0-openj9 openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.8.0.332-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:0066-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12185-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12186-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2021-41041 updated cvss 5.3

java-11-openj9,java-1_8_0-openj9: unverified methods can be invoked using MethodHandles

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:4959
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 8) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.7.10-1.el8_6, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.7.10-1.el8_6, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.7.10-1.el8_6, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.7.10-1.el8_6, java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin 1.8.0.7.10-1.el8_6, java-1.8.0-ibm-headless 1.8.0.7.10-1.el8_6, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:5837
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin 1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:4959
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 java-1.7.1-ibm, java-1.7.1-ibm-src, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo, java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc, java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse OpenJ9

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-252 Unchecked Return Value
  • CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type
  • CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource

References

Sources

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