USN-5388-2 (UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21426)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2022-04-26 11:57 – Updated: 2026-04-27 14:11 – Source website
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Summary
openjdk-17 vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly verified ECDSA signatures. An attacker could use this issue to bypass the signature verification process. (CVE-2022-21449)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly limited memory when compiling a specially crafted XPath expression. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21426)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled converting certain object arguments into their textual representations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21434)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly validated the encoded length of certain object identifiers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21443)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly validated certain paths. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass the secure validation feature and expose sensitive information in XML files. (CVE-2022-21476)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly parsed certain URI strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to make applications accept invalid of malformed URI strings. (CVE-2022-21496)

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  "details": "It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly verified ECDSA signatures. An\nattacker could use this issue to bypass the signature verification process.\n(CVE-2022-21449)\n\nIt was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly limited memory when compiling a\nspecially crafted XPath expression. An attacker could possibly use this\nissue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21426)\n\nIt was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled converting certain\nobject arguments into their textual representations. An attacker could\npossibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21434)\n\nIt was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly validated the encoded length of\ncertain object identifiers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to\ncause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21443)\n\nIt was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly validated certain paths. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to bypass the secure validation\nfeature and expose sensitive information in XML files. (CVE-2022-21476)\n\nIt was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly parsed certain URI strings. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to make applications accept\ninvalid of malformed URI strings. (CVE-2022-21496)\n",
  "id": "USN-5388-2",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:28Z",
  "published": "2022-04-26T11:57:36Z",
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