Bug 2228078 (CVE-2022-40609) - CVE-2022-40609 IBM JDK: unsafe deserialization flaw in the Object Request Broker (ORB)
Summary: CVE-2022-40609 IBM JDK: unsafe deserialization flaw in the Object Request Bro...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2022-40609
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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high
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Depends On: 2215911 2215912 2215913
Blocks: 2228082
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Reported: 2023-08-01 10:35 UTC by Mauro Matteo Cascella
Modified: 2023-08-08 15:55 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: java-1.8.0-ibm 8.0.8.5
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Last Closed: 2023-08-01 17:37:49 UTC
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Description Mauro Matteo Cascella 2023-08-01 10:35:11 UTC 
IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization flaw. By sending specially-crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Reference:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk-security-vulnerabilities#IBM_Security_Update_August_2023
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7017032
Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2023-08-01 10:53:14 UTC 
This issue was fixed in IBM JDK 8 SR8 FP5 (8.0.8.5). The java-1.8.0-ibm packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and 8 were previously updated to a version that contains the fix via the following errata:

java-1.8.0-ibm in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Supplementary
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4160

java-1.8.0-ibm in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4103
Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2023-08-01 17:37:48 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-40609
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