🛡️ CVE-2026-21945 on Debian — openjdk-11
Description
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: 8u471, 8u471-b50, 8u471-perf, 11.0.29, 17.0.17, 21.0.9, 25.0.1; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.17 and 21.0.9; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.16. Easily exploitable 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete 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 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-21945 as tracked by Debian, for the package openjdk-11. The fix is available in version 11.0.30+7-1~deb11u1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-21945 is classified as CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. A request can consume memory, CPU or storage without limit, exhausting capacity for everyone else.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-21945 is recorded against 4 packages.
- openjdk-11 (fixed in 11.0.30+7-1~deb11u1)
- openjdk-17 (fixed in 17.0.18+8-1~deb12u1)
- openjdk-21 (fixed in 21.0.10+7-1~deb13u1)
- openjdk-25 (fixed in 25.0.2+10-1)
Timeline and source
Published on 20 January 2026 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
CVE-2026-21945 on other distributions
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Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| openjdk-11 | — | 11.0.30+7-1~deb11u1 |
| openjdk-17 | — | 17.0.18+8-1~deb12u1 |
| openjdk-21 | — | 21.0.10+7-1~deb13u1 |
| openjdk-25 | — | 25.0.2+10-1 |
References
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