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openSUSE 13.2: 2015:1289-1 Important: java-1_8_0-openjdk Security Fix

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Calendar Grey July 26, 2015
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Announcement for openSUSE regarding critical vulnerabilities in java-1_8_0-openjdk, remediating 24 potential security threats.
An update that fixes 24 vulnerabilities is now available

Description

OpenJDK was updated to 2.6.1 - OpenJDK 8u51 to fix security issues and

bugs.

The following vulnerabilities were fixed:

* CVE-2015-2590: Easily exploitable vulnerability in the Libraries

component allowed successful unauthenticated network attacks via

multiple protocols. Successful attack of this vulnerability could have

resulted in unauthorized Operating System takeover including arbitrary

code execution.

* CVE-2015-2597: Easily exploitable vulnerability in the Install component

requiring logon to Operating System. Successful attack of this

vulnerability could have resulted in unauthorized Operating System

takeover including arbitrary code execution.

* CVE-2015-2601: Easily exploitable vulnerability in the JCE component

allowed successful unauthenticated network attacks via multiple

protocols. Successful attack of this vulnerability could have resulted

in unauthorized read access to a subset of Java accessible...

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical update network attack openSUSE java patch

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE 13.2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2015-512=1

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

Package List

- openSUSE 13.2 (i586 x86_64):

java-1_8_0-openjdk-1.8.0.51-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-accessibility-1.8.0.51-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.51-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-debugsource-1.8.0.51-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-demo-1.8.0.51-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-demo-debuginfo-1.8.0.51-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-devel-1.8.0.51-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-headless-1.8.0.51-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-headless-debuginfo-1.8.0.51-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-src-1.8.0.51-12.1

- openSUSE 13.2 (noarch):

java-1_8_0-openjdk-javadoc-1.8.0.51-12.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2590.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2597.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2601.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2613.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2619.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2621.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2625.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2627.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2628.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2632.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2637.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2638.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2659.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2664.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2808.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4000.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4729.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4731.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4732.html

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2015:1289-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE 13.2 .

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Topics Covered

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