Amazon Linux 2 : java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto, --advisory ALAS2CORRETTO8-2026-025 (ALASCORRETTO8-2026-025)
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory ALASCORRETTO8-2026-025.
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include('compat.inc');
if (description)
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script_id(341900);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/31");
script_cve_id("CVE-2026-60589", "CVE-2026-61308", "CVE-2026-70907");
script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2 : java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto, --advisory ALAS2CORRETTO8-2026-025 (ALASCORRETTO8-2026-025)");
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-amazon-corretto installed on the remote host is prior to 1.8.0_504.b01-1. It is, therefore,
affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2CORRETTO8-2026-025 advisory.
Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of
Oracle Java SE (component: Security). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u501,
11.0.32, 17.0.20, 21.0.12, 25.0.4, 26.0.2; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.20 and 21.0.12; Oracle GraalVM
Enterprise Edition: 21.3.19. 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 read access to a
subset of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note:
This vulnerability can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without
using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS
3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector:
(CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N). (CVE-2026-60589)
Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of
Oracle Java SE (component: Networking). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u501,
11.0.32, 17.0.20, 21.0.12, 25.0.4, 26.0.2; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.20 and 21.0.12; Oracle GraalVM
Enterprise Edition: 21.3.19. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with
network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise
Edition. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise
Edition, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this
vulnerability can result in 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 6.8
(Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N). (CVE-2026-61308)
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: 8u501,
11.0.32, 17.0.20, 21.0.12, 25.0.4, 26.0.2; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.20 and 21.0.12; Oracle GraalVM
Enterprise Edition: 21.3.19. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network
access via TLS to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition.
Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in 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 can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without
using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS
3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
(CVE-2026-70907)
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/faqs.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-60589.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-61308.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-70907.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'yum update java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto' or
or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2CORRETTO8-2026-025' to update your system.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/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:C/C:H/I:N/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-2026-61308");
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:"2026/08/18");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/08/31");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/31");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-debugsymbols");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
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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) 2026 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("rpm2.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 REPOS_FOUND = TRUE;
var extras_list = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/extras_label_list");
if (isnull(extras_list)) REPOS_FOUND = FALSE;
var repository = '"amzn2extra-corretto8"';
if (REPOS_FOUND && (repository >!< extras_list)) exit(0, AFFECTED_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);
var pkgs = [
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-1.8.0_504.b01-1.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'corretto8'},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-1.8.0_504.b01-1.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'corretto8'},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-debugsymbols-1.8.0_504.b01-1.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'corretto8'},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-debugsymbols-1.8.0_504.b01-1.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'corretto8'},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-devel-1.8.0_504.b01-1.amzn2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'corretto8'},
{'reference':'java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-devel-1.8.0_504.b01-1.amzn2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'corretto8'}
];
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)
{
var extra = rpm_report_get();
if (!REPOS_FOUND) extra = rpm_report_get() + report_repo_caveat();
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : extra
);
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-amazon-corretto / java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-debugsymbols / java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-devel");
}
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