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ALSA-2026:9689 Not scored

Important: java-21-openjdk security update

The OpenJDK 21 packages provide the OpenJDK 21 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 21 Java Software Development Kit. Security Fix(es): * JDK: Enhance crypto algorithm support (CVE-2026-22007) * JDK: Improve Kerberos credentialing (CVE-2026-22013) * JDK: Enhance Path Factories Redux (CVE-2026-22016) * JDK: Enhance Zip file reading (CVE-2026-22018) * JDK: Enhance certificate chain validation (CVE-2026-22021) * JDK: Updating FreeType 2.14.1 (CVE-2026-23865) * JDK: Enhance TLS connection handling (CVE-2026-34282) * JDK: Enhance key generation (CVE-2026-34268) Bug Fix(es): * When copying files, OpenJDK 21 prefers to use the copy_file_range native function for performance reasons, only falling back to sendfile when this fails. However, in previous OpenJDK 21 releases, a response of EOPNOTSUPP (operation not supported) did not cause the JDK to fall back to sendfile. This is rectified in this release. (AlmaLinux-169617, AlmaLinux-169951, AlmaLinux-169952, AlmaLinux-169942, AlmaLinux-169953, AlmaLinux-169945) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published April 23, 2026
Required by Not available
Last source change May 6, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-demo-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-static-libs
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-jmods
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-headless-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-javadoc-zip
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-static-libs
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-headless-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-demo-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-javadoc
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-headless
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-demo
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-src-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-devel-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-headless
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-devel-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-devel-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-src-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-javadoc
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-static-libs
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-headless-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-demo-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-src-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-demo-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-jmods
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-devel-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-headless-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-devel-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-devel
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-headless-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-devel
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-jmods
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-src-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-demo-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-src
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-devel-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-src-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-javadoc-zip
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-demo-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-src
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-devel
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-javadoc
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-headless
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-src-slowdebug
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-demo
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-src
AlmaLinux:9 java-21-openjdk-demo
AlmaLinux:10 java-21-openjdk-headless-fastdebug
AlmaLinux:8 java-21-openjdk-javadoc-zip

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities ALSA-2026:9689

The OpenJDK 21 packages provide the OpenJDK 21 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 21 Java Software Development Kit. Security Fix(es): * JDK: Enhance crypto algorithm support (CVE-2026-22007) * JDK: Improve Kerberos credentialing (CVE-2026-22013) * JDK: Enhance Path Factories Redux (CVE-2026-22016) * JDK: Enhance Zip file reading (CVE-2026-22018) * JDK: Enhance certificate chain validation (CVE-2026-22021) * JDK: Updating FreeType 2.14.1 (CVE-2026-23865) * JDK: Enhance TLS connection handling (CVE-2026-34282) * JDK: Enhance key generation (CVE-2026-34268) Bug Fix(es): * When copying files, OpenJDK 21 prefers to use the copy_file_range native function for performance reasons, only falling back to sendfile when this fails. However, in previous OpenJDK 21 releases, a response of EOPNOTSUPP (operation not supported) did not cause the JDK to fall back to sendfile. This is rectified in this release. (AlmaLinux-169617, AlmaLinux-169951, AlmaLinux-169952, AlmaLinux-169942, AlmaLinux-169953, AlmaLinux-169945) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence