openSUSE Security Update: java-1_6_0-openjdk to 1.12.2
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2013:0308-1
Rating:             important
References:         #801972 
Cross-References:   CVE-2013-0424 CVE-2013-0425 CVE-2013-0426
                    CVE-2013-0427 CVE-2013-0428 CVE-2013-0429
                    CVE-2013-0432 CVE-2013-0433 CVE-2013-0434
                    CVE-2013-0435 CVE-2013-0440 CVE-2013-0441
                    CVE-2013-0442 CVE-2013-0443 CVE-2013-0450
                    CVE-2013-1475 CVE-2013-1476
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 12.1
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   An update that fixes 17 vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   OpenJDK (java-1_6_0-openjdk) was updated to 1.12.2 to fix
   bugs and security issues (bnc#801972)

   * Security fixes (on top of 1.12.0)
   - S6563318, CVE-2013-0424: RMI data sanitization
   - S6664509, CVE-2013-0425: Add logging context
   - S6664528, CVE-2013-0426: Find log level matching its
   name or value given at construction time
   - S6776941: CVE-2013-0427: Improve thread pool shutdown
   - S7141694, CVE-2013-0429: Improving CORBA internals
   - S7173145: Improve in-memory representation of
   splashscreens
   - S7186945: Unpack200 improvement
   - S7186946: Refine unpacker resource usage
   - S7186948: Improve Swing data validation
   - S7186952, CVE-2013-0432: Improve clipboard access
   - S7186954: Improve connection performance
   - S7186957: Improve Pack200 data validation
   - S7192392, CVE-2013-0443: Better validation of client
   keys
   - S7192393, CVE-2013-0440: Better Checking of order of
   TLS Messages
   - S7192977, CVE-2013-0442: Issue in toolkit thread
   - S7197546, CVE-2013-0428: (proxy) Reflect about creating
   reflective proxies
   - S7200491: Tighten up JTable layout code
   - S7200500: Launcher better input validation
   - S7201064: Better dialogue checking
   - S7201066, CVE-2013-0441: Change modifiers on unused
   fields
   - S7201068, CVE-2013-0435: Better handling of UI elements
   - S7201070: Serialization to conform to protocol
   - S7201071, CVE-2013-0433: InetSocketAddress
   serialization issue
   - S8000210: Improve JarFile code quality
   - S8000537, CVE-2013-0450: Contextualize
   RequiredModelMBean class
   - S8000540, CVE-2013-1475: Improve IIOP type reuse
   management
   - S8000631, CVE-2013-1476: Restrict access to class
   constructor
   - S8001235, CVE-2013-0434: Improve JAXP HTTP handling


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE 12.1:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2013-131

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE 12.1 (i586 x86_64):

      java-1_6_0-openjdk-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1
      java-1_6_0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1
      java-1_6_0-openjdk-debugsource-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1
      java-1_6_0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1
      java-1_6_0-openjdk-demo-debuginfo-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1
      java-1_6_0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1
      java-1_6_0-openjdk-devel-debuginfo-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1
      java-1_6_0-openjdk-javadoc-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1
      java-1_6_0-openjdk-src-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0424.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0425.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0426.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0427.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0428.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0429.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0432.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0433.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0434.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0435.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0440.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0441.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0442.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0443.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0450.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1475.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1476.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/801972

openSUSE: 2013:0308-1: important: java-1_6_0-openjdk

February 19, 2013
An update that fixes 17 vulnerabilities is now available

Description

OpenJDK (java-1_6_0-openjdk) was updated to 1.12.2 to fix bugs and security issues (bnc#801972) * Security fixes (on top of 1.12.0) - S6563318, CVE-2013-0424: RMI data sanitization - S6664509, CVE-2013-0425: Add logging context - S6664528, CVE-2013-0426: Find log level matching its name or value given at construction time - S6776941: CVE-2013-0427: Improve thread pool shutdown - S7141694, CVE-2013-0429: Improving CORBA internals - S7173145: Improve in-memory representation of splashscreens - S7186945: Unpack200 improvement - S7186946: Refine unpacker resource usage - S7186948: Improve Swing data validation - S7186952, CVE-2013-0432: Improve clipboard access - S7186954: Improve connection performance - S7186957: Improve Pack200 data validation - S7192392, CVE-2013-0443: Better validation of client keys - S7192393, CVE-2013-0440: Better Checking of order of TLS Messages - S7192977, CVE-2013-0442: Issue in toolkit thread - S7197546, CVE-2013-0428: (proxy) Reflect about creating reflective proxies - S7200491: Tighten up JTable layout code - S7200500: Launcher better input validation - S7201064: Better dialogue checking - S7201066, CVE-2013-0441: Change modifiers on unused fields - S7201068, CVE-2013-0435: Better handling of UI elements - S7201070: Serialization to conform to protocol - S7201071, CVE-2013-0433: InetSocketAddress serialization issue - S8000210: Improve JarFile code quality - S8000537, CVE-2013-0450: Contextualize RequiredModelMBean class - S8000540, CVE-2013-1475: Improve IIOP type reuse management - S8000631, CVE-2013-1476: Restrict access to class constructor - S8001235, CVE-2013-0434: Improve JAXP HTTP handling

 

Patch

Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE 12.1: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2013-131 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List

- openSUSE 12.1 (i586 x86_64): java-1_6_0-openjdk-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1 java-1_6_0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1 java-1_6_0-openjdk-debugsource-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1 java-1_6_0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1 java-1_6_0-openjdk-demo-debuginfo-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1 java-1_6_0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1 java-1_6_0-openjdk-devel-debuginfo-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1 java-1_6_0-openjdk-javadoc-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1 java-1_6_0-openjdk-src-1.6.0.0_b27.1.12.2-24.1


References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0424.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0425.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0426.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0427.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0428.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0429.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0432.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0433.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0434.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0435.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0440.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0441.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0442.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0443.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0450.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1475.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1476.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/801972


Severity
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2013:0308-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE 12.1 .

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