CVE-2019-17631

CRITICAL
9.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 17, 2019 at 05:38 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:24 AM UTC
7 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise LinuxEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Server

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Severity
CRITICAL9.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

From Eclipse OpenJ9 0.15 to 0.16, access to diagnostic operations such as causing a GC or creating a diagnostic file are permitted without any privilege checks.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (5)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4113
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4115
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0006
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0046
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=552129

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-285CWE-269

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