# CVE-2019-17639: java-1.8.0-ibm: IBM Java SE version 8 includes the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit.  This upda...

CVE-2019-17639 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2020:3386, released August 10, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17639
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.3 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0150
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Aug 10, 2020

## Description

IBM Java SE version 8 includes the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit.  This update upgrades IBM Java SE 8 to version 8 SR6-FP15.  Security Fix(es):  * OpenJDK: Use of unsafe RSA-MD5 checksum in Kerberos TGS (Security, 8229951) (CVE-2020-2601)  * OpenJDK: Bypass of boundary checks in nio.Buffer via concurrent access (Libraries, 8238920) (CVE-2020-14583)  * OpenJDK: Incomplete bounds checks in Affine Transformations (2D, 8240119) (CVE-2020-14593)  * IBM JDK: Information disclosure via calls to System.arraycopy() with invalid length (CVE-2019-17639)  * OpenJDK: Improper checks of SASL message properties in GssKrb5Base (Security, 8226352) (CVE-2020-2590)  * OpenJDK: Incorrect handling of access control context in ForkJoinPool (Libraries, 8237117) (CVE-2020-14556)  * OpenJDK: Unexpected exception raised by DerInputStream (Libraries, 8237731) (CVE-2020-14578)  * OpenJDK: Unexpected exception raised by DerValue.equals() (Libraries, 8237736) (CVE-2020-14579)  * OpenJDK: XML validation manipulation due to incomplete application of the use-grammar-pool-only feature (JAXP, 8242136) (CVE-2020-14621)  * OpenJDK: HostnameChecker does not ensure X.509 certificate names are in normalized form (JSSE, 8237592) (CVE-2020-14577)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | java-1.8.0-ibm RHEL 8 | 1:1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:3386](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-3386.md) | Aug 10, 2020 |
| Linux | java-1.8.0-ibm-demo RHEL 8 | 1:1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:3386](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-3386.md) | Aug 10, 2020 |
| Linux | java-1.8.0-ibm-devel RHEL 8 | 1:1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:3386](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-3386.md) | Aug 10, 2020 |
| Linux | java-1.8.0-ibm-headless RHEL 8 | 1:1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:3386](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-3386.md) | Aug 10, 2020 |
| Linux | java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc RHEL 8 | 1:1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:3386](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-3386.md) | Aug 10, 2020 |
| Linux | java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin RHEL 8 | 1:1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:3386](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-3386.md) | Aug 10, 2020 |
| Linux | java-1.8.0-ibm-src RHEL 8 | 1:1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:3386](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-3386.md) | Aug 10, 2020 |
| Linux | java-1.8.0-ibm-webstart RHEL 8 | 1:1.8.0.6.15-1.el8_2 | [RHSA-2020:3386](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-3386.md) | Aug 10, 2020 |

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