Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2022-34169 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package libxalan2-java. The fix is available in version 17.0.4+8-1~22.04; 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 high, availability none.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: None.
- Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Availability impact: None.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-34169 is classified as CWE-681: Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types. When converting from one data type to another, such as long to integer, data can be omitted or translated in a way that produces unexpected values. If the resulting values are used in a sensitive context, then dangerous behaviors may occur.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-34169 is recorded against 8 packages.
- libxalan2-java
- openjdk-13
- openjdk-16
- openjdk-17 (fixed in 17.0.4+8-1~22.04)
- openjdk-18 (fixed in 18.0.2+9-2~22.04)
- openjdk-8 (fixed in 8u342-b07-0ubuntu1~22.04)
- openjdk-9
- openjdk-lts (fixed in 11.0.16+8-0ubuntu1~22.04)
Timeline and source
Published on 19 July 2022 and last revised on 29 May 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
lists.apache.org (Report)
lists.apache.org (Report)
marc.info (Report)
openjdk.org (Report)
github.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
www.cve.org (Report)
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-681: Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types) in other software:
