Important: java-1.8.0-openjdk security, bug fix, and enhancement update

The java-1.8.0-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 8 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 8 Java Software Development Kit.

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: java-1.8.0-openjdk (1.8.0.342.b07). (BZ#2084648)

Security Fix(es):

• OpenJDK: integer truncation issue in Xalan-J (JAXP, 8285407) (CVE-2022-34169)

• OpenJDK: class compilation issue (Hotspot, 8281859) (CVE-2022-21540)

• OpenJDK: improper restriction of MethodHandle.invokeBasic() (Hotspot, 8281866) (CVE-2022-21541)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Bug Fix(es):

• rh1991003 patch breaks sun.security.pkcs11.wrapper.PKCS11.getInstance() [Rocky Linux-8, openjdk-8] (BZ#2099911)

• Revert to disabling system security properties and FIPS mode support together [Rocky Linux-8, openjdk-8] (BZ#2108564)

• SecretKey generate/import operations don’t add the CKA_SIGN attribute in FIPS mode [Rocky Linux-8, openjdk-8] (BZ#2108566)