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Oracle Linux 8 : java-21-openjdk (ELSA-2026-55787)

🗓️ 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Security update for java-21-openjdk on Oracle Linux 8 fixing multiple vulnerabilities.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-55787.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(338597);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-60589", "CVE-2026-61308", "CVE-2026-70907");

  script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 8 : java-21-openjdk (ELSA-2026-55787)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
ELSA-2026-55787 advisory.

    [1:21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1]
    - Add Oracle vendor bug URL [Orabug: 34340155]

    [1:21.0.12.1.1-1.1]
    - Update to jdk-21.0.12.1+1 (GA)
    - Update release notes to 21.0.12.1+1
    - Sync the copy of the portable specfile with the latest update
    - ** This tarball is embargoed until 2026-08-18 @ 1pm PT. **
    - Resolves: RHEL-235610

    [1:21.0.12.0.8-2.1]
    - Add CVEs to NEWS file
    - Update to tarball with final changeset ID
    - Sync the copy of the portable specfile with the latest update
    - Related: RHEL-188853

    [1:21.0.12.0.8-1.1]
    - Update to jdk-21.0.12+8 (GA)
    - Update release notes to 21.0.12+8
    - Bump freetype version to 2.14.3 following JDK-8385390
    - Bump giflib version to 6.1.3 following JDK-8384902
    - Bump HarfBuzz version to 14.2.0 following JDK-8385490
    - Bump lcms2 version to 2.19.1 following JDK-8375065 & JDK-8383354
    - Bump libpng version to 1.6.58 following JDK-8384495
    - Update tagging scripts to include signature checks and correctly handle gating
    - Update tagged versions to include 9.8.0-z, 9.9.0, 10.2-z & 10.3.
    - Add gating scripts to simplify obtaining results and waiving issues
    - Cleanup tagging and gating scripts to appease shellcheck:
    - * scripts/builds/build_vanilla.sh: Use an array to handle the varying arguments to rhpkg.
    - * scripts/builds/check_signatures.sh: Quote variable usage.
    - * scripts/builds/waive_issue.sh: Remove redundant 'test 'x'' usage.
    - * scripts/builds/waive_leapp_issue.sh: Likewise.
    - * scripts/builds/waive_rpminspect.sh: Likewise.
    - * scripts/builds/waive_usual_rpminspect.sh: Likewise and add missing WORKING_DIR variable.
    - * scripts/builds/waive_usual_tier0.sh: Remove redundant 'test 'x'' usage.
    - Remove macro references in comments where possible (%dnl not compatible enough yet)
    - Move version information and core NVR definitions back towards the top of the file
    - Specify portablerelease and rpmrelease (always 0 for portables) in the Release field
    - Obsolete old RHEL releases (9.7.0-z, 10.1-z)
    - Make zone string debug output optional in TestTranslations
    - Change javadoc-zip to just own the top-level directory, not include the entire subtree
    - Sync the copy of the portable specfile with the latest update
    - ** This tarball is embargoed until 2026-07-21 @ 1pm PT. **
    - Resolves: RHEL-212331
    - Resolves: RHEL-212333
    - Resolves: RHEL-212335
    - Resolves: RHEL-212351
    - Resolves: RHEL-212337
    - Resolves: RHEL-188853
    - Resolves: RHEL-212344
    - Resolves: RHEL-212346
    - Related: RHEL-212353

    [1:21.0.11.0.10-1.2]
    - Disable abidiff inspection in rpminspect.yaml to avoid an out-of-memory error on the CentOS test farm
    - See: https://docs.testing-farm.io/Testing%20Farm/0.1/errors.html#TFE-1
    - Do not overwrite slowdebug __provides_exclude_from and __requires_exclude_from regexps
    - Make headless own /usr/share/doc/java-1.8.0-openjdk
    - Make javadoc-zip own /usr/share/javadoc/java-1.8.0-openjdk
    - Resolves: RHEL-212350
    - Resolves: RHEL-212352
    - Resolves: RHEL-212353

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-55787.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  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:U/C:L/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:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-60589");

  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:"2026/08/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/21");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-demo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-demo-fastdebug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-demo-slowdebug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-devel-fastdebug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-devel-slowdebug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-fastdebug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-headless");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-headless-fastdebug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-headless-slowdebug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-javadoc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-javadoc-zip");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-jmods");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-slowdebug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-src");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-src-fastdebug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-src-slowdebug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-static-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-21-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Oracle 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/OracleLinux", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/local_checks_enabled");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || !pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux)", string:os_product)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Oracle Linux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux 8.x', 'Oracle Linux ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Oracle Linux', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '8',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-demo-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-demo-fastdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-demo-slowdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-devel-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-devel-fastdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-devel-slowdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-fastdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-headless-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-headless-fastdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-headless-slowdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-javadoc-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-javadoc-zip-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-jmods-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-slowdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-src-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-src-fastdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-src-slowdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-static-libs-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-demo-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-demo-fastdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-demo-slowdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-devel-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-devel-fastdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-devel-slowdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-fastdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-headless-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-headless-fastdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-headless-slowdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-javadoc-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-javadoc-zip-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-jmods-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-slowdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-src-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-src-fastdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-src-slowdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-static-libs-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'java-21-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug-21.0.12.1.1-1.1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(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_WARNING,
      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-21-openjdk / java-21-openjdk-demo / java-21-openjdk-demo-fastdebug / etc');
}

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21 Aug 2026 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 3.16.8
EPSS0.00318
SSVC
4