CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-41035

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

Published: Oct 25, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.3 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Ubuntu
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In Eclipse Openj9 before version 0.29.0, the JVM does not throw IllegalAccessError for MethodHandles that invoke inaccessible interface methods.

Weakness

The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Openj9Eclipse*0.29.0 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryRedHatjava-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryRedHatjava-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatjava-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5*

Potential Mitigations

References