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TI-2021-17905 Aliases CVE-2021-41041GHSA-jmjp-ppjm-p747

Type confusion in Eclipse OpenJ9

Priority LOW 26CWE-252Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In Eclipse Openj9 before version 0.32.0, Java 8 & 11 fail to throw the exception captured during bytecode verification when verification is triggered by a MethodHandle invocation, allowing unverified methods to be invoked using MethodHandles.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01076 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Eclipse OpenJ9 (The Eclipse Foundation): 0.32.0Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Eclipse FoundationEclipse OpenJ9before 0.32.00.32.0Patch availableCNA
  • Eclipse OpenJ9 VendorEclipse Foundation Affected before 0.32.0 Fixed in 0.32.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:openj9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.32.0VulnerableEclipse Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:java_se:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:java_se:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:openj9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.32.0 Vulnerable ·Eclipse Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:java_se:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:java_se:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Eclipse OpenJ9 (The Eclipse Foundation) Fixed in 0.32.0

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2022:5837 Released 2022-08-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    java-1.8.0-ibm security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 8) java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.10-1.el8_6, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1:1.8.0.7.10-1.el8_6, java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1:1.8.0.7.10-1.el8_6 +5
  • RHSA-2022:4959 Released 2022-06-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    java-1.8.0-ibm security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1:1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1:1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1:1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1:1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1:1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1:1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1:1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1:1.8.0.7.10-1jpp.1.el7 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:4959
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:4959
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:4959
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:5837
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:4959
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-41041
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jmjp-ppjm-p747

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-06062 Out-of-bounds read in Eclipse OpenJ9 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2021-09396 Missing initialization of resource in Eclipse OpenJ9 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2018-09008 Improper input validation in Eclipse OpenJ9 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-09006 Improper input validation in Eclipse OpenJ9 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-17899 In Eclipse Openj9 before version 0.29.0, the JVM does not throw IllegalAccessError for… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-08829 Out-of-bounds write in Eclipse OpenJ9 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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