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CVE-2023-5676

Eclipse OpenJ9 possible infinite busy hang

Published: Nov 15, 2023Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-364
NVD MITRE
4.1CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

In Eclipse OpenJ9 before version 0.41.0, the JVM can be forced into an infinite busy hang on a spinlock or a segmentation fault if a shutdown signal (SIGTERM, SIGINT or SIGHUP) is received before the JVM has finished initializing.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:HUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-364CWE-362

Affected Products

OpenJ9Eclipse FoundationOSS Libraries
openj9eclipseDevTools & CI
eclipse foundationoss-projectDEOSS Libraries
eclipseoss-projectBEDevTools & CIaka eclipse-foundation

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/pull/18085
github.com
https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/13
gitlab.eclipse.org
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002/
security.netapp.com

Timeline

Published
Nov 15, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 3, 2025

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