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Posted on 02 December 2025
Ubuntu Security==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7900-1
December 01, 2025
openjdk-17-crac vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 25.04
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in CRaC JDK 17.
Software Description:
- openjdk-17-crac: Open Source Java implementation with Coordinated Restore at Checkpoints
Details:
Jinfeng Guo discovered that the Security component of CRaC JDK 17 did not
correctly handle certain representations of encoded strings. An
unauthenticated remote attacker could possibly use this issue to modify
files or leak sensitive information. (CVE-2025-53057)
Darius Bohni discovered that the JAXP component of CRaC JDK 17 was
vulnerable to a XML External Entity (XEE) attack. An unauthenticated
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to modify files or leak
sensitive information. (CVE-2025-53066)
In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new
features, and possibly incompatible changes.
Please see the following for more information:
https://openjdk.org/groups/vulnerability/advisories/2025-10-21
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 25.10
openjdk-17-crac-jdk 17.0.17+10-0ubuntu1~25.10
openjdk-17-crac-jdk-headless 17.0.17+10-0ubuntu1~25.10
openjdk-17-crac-jre 17.0.17+10-0ubuntu1~25.10
openjdk-17-crac-jre-headless 17.0.17+10-0ubuntu1~25.10
openjdk-17-crac-jre-zero 17.0.17+10-0ubuntu1~25.10
Ubuntu 25.04
openjdk-17-crac-jdk 17.0.17+10-0ubuntu1~25.04
openjdk-17-crac-jdk-headless 17.0.17+10-0ubuntu1~25.04
openjdk-17-crac-jre 17.0.17+10-0ubuntu1~25.04
openjdk-17-crac-jre-headless 17.0.17+10-0ubuntu1~25.04
openjdk-17-crac-jre-zero 17.0.17+10-0ubuntu1~25.04
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart Java
applications to make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7900-1
CVE-2025-53057, CVE-2025-53066
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-17-crac/17.0.17+10-0ubuntu1~25.10
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-17-crac/17.0.17+10-0ubuntu1~25.04
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