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Debian 8 - DLA-1886-2 Critical Regression in OpenJDK-7 SSL Connection

debian lts
Calendar Grey August 22, 2019
Dist Debian Esm H88
Recent security patch for openjdk-7 introduces issues with SSL connectivity. Users of Debian 8 "Jessie" advised to update.
The latest security update of openjdk-7 caused a regression when applications relied on elliptic curve algorithms to establish SSL connections
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Summary

Updates for the amd64 architecture are already available, new packages
for i386, armel and armhf will be available within the next 24 hours.

For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
7u231-2.6.19-1~deb8u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your openjdk-7 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: openjdk-7
Version: 7u231-2.6.19-1~deb8u2
Debian Bug: 935082 750400

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