CVE-2023-5676

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 v3 4.1 MEDIUM

4.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.5 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/pull/18085	Issue Tracking Patch
https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/13	Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/pull/18085	Issue Tracking Patch
https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignement/-/issues/13	Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:openj9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

03 Nov 2025, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002/ -

Information

Published : 2023-11-15 14:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 22:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-5676

Mitre link : CVE-2023-5676

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-5676

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Products Affected

eclipse

openj9

CWE

CWE-364

Signal Handler Race Condition

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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