CVE-2023-5676 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-5676: Eclipse OpenJ9 possible infinite busy hang

Vendor Eclipse Foundation
Product OpenJ9
Weakness CWE-364
Published November 15, 2023
Last update November 3, 2025

CVSS base score

4.1/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 15, 2023 CVE published
November 3, 2025 Record updated