openSUSE Security Update: Security update for java-1_7_0-openjdk
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2016:1230-1
Rating:             important
References:         #976340 
Cross-References:   CVE-2016-0686 CVE-2016-0687 CVE-2016-0695
                    CVE-2016-3425 CVE-2016-3427
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 13.2
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   An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   This update for java-1_7_0-openjdk to version 2.6.6 fixes five security
   issues.

   These security issues were fixed:
   - CVE-2016-0686: Ensure thread consistency (bsc#976340).
   - CVE-2016-0687: Better byte behavior (bsc#976340).
   - CVE-2016-0695: Make DSA more fair (bsc#976340).
   - CVE-2016-3425: Better buffering of XML strings (bsc#976340).
   - CVE-2016-3427: Improve JMX connections (bsc#976340).


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-2016-553=1

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


Package List:

   - openSUSE 13.2 (i586 x86_64):

      java-1_7_0-openjdk-1.7.0.101-22.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-accessibility-1.7.0.101-22.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-1.7.0.101-22.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-22.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-debugsource-1.7.0.101-22.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-devel-1.7.0.101-22.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-devel-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-22.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-headless-1.7.0.101-22.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-headless-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-22.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-22.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-debugsource-1.7.0.101-22.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.101-22.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-demo-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-22.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.101-22.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-devel-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-22.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-1.7.0.101-22.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-22.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.101-22.1

   - openSUSE 13.2 (noarch):

      java-1_7_0-openjdk-javadoc-1.7.0.101-22.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0686.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0687.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0695.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3425.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3427.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/976340

openSUSE: 2016:1230-1: important: java-1_7_0-openjdk

May 4, 2016
An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available

Description

This update for java-1_7_0-openjdk to version 2.6.6 fixes five security issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2016-0686: Ensure thread consistency (bsc#976340). - CVE-2016-0687: Better byte behavior (bsc#976340). - CVE-2016-0695: Make DSA more fair (bsc#976340). - CVE-2016-3425: Better buffering of XML strings (bsc#976340). - CVE-2016-3427: Improve JMX connections (bsc#976340).

 

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-2016-553=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List

- openSUSE 13.2 (i586 x86_64): java-1_7_0-openjdk-1.7.0.101-22.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-accessibility-1.7.0.101-22.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-1.7.0.101-22.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-22.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-debugsource-1.7.0.101-22.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-devel-1.7.0.101-22.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-devel-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-22.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-headless-1.7.0.101-22.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-headless-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-22.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-22.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-debugsource-1.7.0.101-22.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.101-22.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-demo-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-22.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.101-22.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-devel-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-22.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-1.7.0.101-22.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-22.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.101-22.1 - openSUSE 13.2 (noarch): java-1_7_0-openjdk-javadoc-1.7.0.101-22.1


References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0686.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0687.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0695.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3425.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3427.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/976340


Severity
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2016:1230-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE 13.2 .

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