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##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory ALAS-2025-2850.
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include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(235879);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/05/13");
script_cve_id("CVE-2025-21587", "CVE-2025-30698");
script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2 : java-1.8.0-openjdk (ALAS-2025-2850)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of java-1.8.0-openjdk installed on the remote host is prior to 1.8.0.452.b09-1. It is, therefore, affected
by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2850 advisory.
Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of
Oracle Java SE (component: JSSE). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE:8u441,
8u441-perf, 11.0.26, 17.0.14, 21.0.6, 24; Oracle GraalVM for JDK:17.0.14, 21.0.6, 24; Oracle GraalVM
Enterprise Edition:20.3.17 and 21.3.13. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated
attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK,
Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. 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 as well as unauthorized access to critical data or
complete access to 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 7.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector:
(CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N). (CVE-2025-21587)
Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of
Oracle Java SE (component: 2D). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u441,
8u441-perf, 11.0.26, 17.0.14, 21.0.6, 24; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.14, 21.0.6, 24; Oracle GraalVM
Enterprise Edition: 20.3.17 and 21.3.13. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated
attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK,
Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized
update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM
Enterprise Edition accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Java SE,
Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data and unauthorized ability to
cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM
Enterprise Edition. Note: This vulnerability 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. This vulnerability does not
apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed
by an administrator). CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS
Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L). (CVE-2025-30698)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-21587.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-30698.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'yum update java-1.8.0-openjdk' to update your system.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-21587");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/04/15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/05/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/05/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-debug");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip-debug");
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script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var alas_release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(alas_release) || !strlen(alas_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d+|-\d+)", string:alas_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "2")
{
if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}
if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var pkgs = [
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'i686', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-debug-1.8.0.452.b09-1.amzn2.0.1', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
var reference = NULL;
var _release = NULL;
var sp = NULL;
var _cpu = NULL;
var el_string = NULL;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
var epoch = NULL;
var allowmaj = NULL;
var exists_check = NULL;
var cves = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "java-1.8.0-openjdk / java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility / java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-debug / etc");
}
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