USN-8673-1: OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities

Publication date

25 August 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 8.


Packages

  • openjdk-8 - Open Source Java implementation

Details

It was discovered that the JSSE component of OpenJDK 8 did not correctly
authenticate users. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read
or modify sensitive data. (CVE-2026-46968)

It was discovered that the ImageIO component of OpenJDK 8 did not correctly
authorize users. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read or
modify sensitive data. (CVE-2026-47010)

It was discovered that the 2D component of OpenJDK 8 did not correctly
authorize users. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2026-47021, CVE-2026-47059)

It was discovered that the Libraries component of OpenJDK 8 did not
correctly authorize users. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. (

It was discovered that the JSSE component of OpenJDK 8 did not correctly
authenticate users. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read
or modify sensitive data. (CVE-2026-46968)

It was discovered that the ImageIO component of OpenJDK 8 did not correctly
authorize users. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read or
modify sensitive data. (CVE-2026-47010)

It was discovered that the 2D component of OpenJDK 8 did not correctly
authorize users. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2026-47021, CVE-2026-47059)

It was discovered that the Libraries component of OpenJDK 8 did not
correctly authorize users. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-47027)

It was discovered that the Security component of OpenJDK 8 did not
correctly authenticate users. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to read or modify sensitive data. (CVE-2026-60147)

It was discovered that the Libraries component of OpenJDK 8 did not
correctly authenticate users. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to read or modify sensitive data. (CVE-2026-47063)

It was discovered that the Scripting component of OpenJDK 8 did not
correctly authenticate users. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service or to read or modify sensitive data.
(CVE-2026-47057, CVE-2026-47058)

Lian Owen discovered that the 2D (Little CMS) component of OpenJDK 8 did
not correctly handle certain integer arithmetic. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-41254)

In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new
features, and possibly incompatible changes.

Please see the following for more information:
https://openjdk.org/groups/vulnerability/advisories/2026-07-21


Update instructions

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any running Java applications to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute openjdk-8-jdk –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~26.04
openjdk-8-jdk-headless –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~26.04
openjdk-8-jre –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~26.04
openjdk-8-jre-headless –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~26.04
openjdk-8-jre-zero –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~26.04
24.04 LTS noble openjdk-8-jdk –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~24.04
openjdk-8-jdk-headless –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~24.04
openjdk-8-jre –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~24.04
openjdk-8-jre-headless –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~24.04
openjdk-8-jre-zero –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~24.04
22.04 LTS jammy openjdk-8-jdk –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~22.04
openjdk-8-jdk-headless –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~22.04
openjdk-8-jre –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~22.04
openjdk-8-jre-headless –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~22.04
openjdk-8-jre-zero –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~22.04
20.04 LTS focal openjdk-8-jdk –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~20.04  
openjdk-8-jdk-headless –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~20.04  
openjdk-8-jre –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~20.04  
openjdk-8-jre-headless –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~20.04  
openjdk-8-jre-zero –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~20.04  
18.04 LTS bionic openjdk-8-jdk –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~18.04  
openjdk-8-jdk-headless –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~18.04  
openjdk-8-jre –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~18.04  
openjdk-8-jre-headless –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~18.04  
openjdk-8-jre-zero –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~18.04  
16.04 LTS xenial openjdk-8-jdk –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~16.04  
openjdk-8-jdk-headless –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~16.04  
openjdk-8-jre –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~16.04  
openjdk-8-jre-headless –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~16.04  
openjdk-8-jre-jamvm –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~16.04  
openjdk-8-jre-zero –  8u502-ga~us1-0ubuntu1~16.04  

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