CVE-2023-5676

Summary

CVE-2023-5676 is a vulnerability affecting Eclipse OpenJ9 before version 0.41.0. If a shutdown signal is received before the JVM has completed initialization, it can lead to an infinite busy hang or a segmentation fault. This issue poses a significant risk, as it could cause the JVM to become unresponsive or crash, potentially leading to denial-of-service conditions or data loss. It is essential for users to update to the latest version of OpenJ9 to mitigate this vulnerability.

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