CVE-2022-40433
OpenJDK: segmentation fault in ciMethodBlocks
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · August 23, 2023
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A vulnerability was found in OpenJDK. This issue occurs in the ciMethodBlocks::make_block_at function in OpenJDK (HotSpot VM) 8 (11 and 17 are fixed starting from 11.0.17 and 17.0.5 respectively), and may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption