Ubuntu Security Notices
USN-8784-1

USN-8784-1: OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities

Publication date

21 September 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 8.

Releases

26.04 LTS 24.04 LTS 22.04 LTS 20.04 LTS 18.04 LTS 16.04 LTS

Packages

openjdk-8 - Open Source Java implementation

Details

Kai Aizen discovered that the Networking component of OpenJDK 8 did not
correctly handle user authentication. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to leak sensitive information. (CVE-2026-61308)

It was discovered that the JSSE component of OpenJDK 8 did not correctly
handle user authentication. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-70907)

It was discovered that the Security component of OpenJDK 8 did not
correctly handle user authentication. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to leak sensitive information. (CVE-2026-60589)

It was discovered that the JSSE component of OpenJDK 8 did not correctly
handle user authentication. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-70907)

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart any running Java applications to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute	openjdk-8-jdk – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~26.04.3
	openjdk-8-jdk-headless – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~26.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~26.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre-headless – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~26.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre-zero – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~26.04.3
	openjdk-8-source – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~26.04.3
24.04 LTS noble	openjdk-8-jdk – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~24.04.3
	openjdk-8-jdk-headless – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~24.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~24.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre-headless – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~24.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre-zero – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~24.04.3
	openjdk-8-source – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~24.04.3
22.04 LTS jammy	openjdk-8-jdk – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~22.04.3
	openjdk-8-jdk-headless – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~22.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~22.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre-headless – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~22.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre-zero – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~22.04.3
	openjdk-8-source – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~22.04.3
20.04 LTS focal	openjdk-8-jdk – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~20.04.3
	openjdk-8-jdk-headless – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~20.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~20.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre-headless – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~20.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre-zero – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~20.04.3
	openjdk-8-source – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~20.04.3
18.04 LTS bionic	openjdk-8-jdk – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~18.04.3
	openjdk-8-jdk-headless – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~18.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~18.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre-headless – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~18.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre-zero – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~18.04.3
	openjdk-8-source – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~18.04.3
16.04 LTS xenial	openjdk-8-jdk – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~16.04.3
	openjdk-8-jdk-headless – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~16.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~16.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre-headless – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~16.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre-jamvm – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~16.04.3
	openjdk-8-jre-zero – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~16.04.3
	openjdk-8-source – 8u504-ga-1ubuntu1~16.04.3

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References

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USN-8785-1