Bug 2557711 (CVE-2026-91398)

Summary:	CVE-2026-91398 openjdk: Enhance SOCKS5 support (Oracle CPU 2026-10)
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	ahughes, fferrari, khosford, mtorre, pjindal, rhel-process-autobot, tfitzsim, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in OpenJDK. An unauthenticated remote attacker with network access can exploit this vulnerability through the SOCKS5 (Socket Secure) networking protocol to compromise data integrity. Successful exploitation allows unauthorized creation, modification, or deletion of application data and can extend beyond the Java environment to impact related systems.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-21 00:25:22 UTC

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Networking).  Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u503, 8u503-perf, 11.0.32.1, 17.0.20.1, 21.0.12.1, 25.0.4.1, 27;    Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.20.1 and  21.0.12.1;   Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.19.1.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via SOCKS5 to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition.  While the vulnerability is in Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change).  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in  unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition 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 6.8 (Integrity impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N).

Comment 1 Jon Orris 2026-10-27 16:30:05 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2026:88352 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88352

Comment 2 Jon Orris 2026-10-27 19:53:16 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Build of OpenJDK 17.0.20.1

Via RHSA-2026:89916 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89916

Comment 3 Jon Orris 2026-10-27 19:53:46 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Build of OpenJDK 17.0.21

Via RHSA-2026:88353 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88353

Comment 4 Jon Orris 2026-10-27 20:18:08 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:88347 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88347