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openjdk8 could let attackers execute code

published 1 month ago

Summary

The openjdk8 software package has a security weakness that could allow a malicious user to run unauthorized code on your system. This risk is fixed in newer versions, so updating to the latest release of openjdk8 is recommended.

What to do

Update cleanstart openjdk8 to version 8.272.10-r0.

Affected software

Ecosystem	Vendor	Product	Affected versions
CleanStart	cleanstart	openjdk8	< 8.272.10-r0 Fix: upgrade to 8.272.10-r0

Original advisory text

Security fix for CVE-2020-14779 applied in: openjdk8 8.272.10-r0

Security vulnerability affects the openjdk8 package. This issue is resolved in later releases. See references for vulnerability details.

References

https://github.com/cleanstart-dev/cleanstart-security-advisories/tree/main/advis... Vendor Advisory
https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-14779 URL
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14779 URL

Timeline

Published18 Sep 2026

Updated18 Sep 2026

First seen18 Sep 2026

Sources

CLEANSTART-2026-JU50963 · OSV

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