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Critical Security Update for java-1_8_0-openjdk in openSUSE Leap 42.1

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Calendar Grey May 7, 2016
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A crucial security enhancement for openSUSE has been released, targeting several vulnerabilities in java-1_8_0-openjdk, integrating vital patches.
An update that fixes 6 vulnerabilities is now available

Description

This update for java-1_8_0-openjdk fixes the following security issues -

April 2016 Oracle CPU (bsc#976340):

- CVE-2016-0686: Unspecified vulnerability allowed remote attackers to

affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related

to Serialization.

- CVE-2016-0687: Unspecified vulnerability allowed remote attackers to

affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related

to the Hotspot sub-component

- CVE-2016-0695: Unspecified vulnerability allowed remote attackers to

affect confidentiality via vectors related to the Security Component

- CVE-2016-3425: Unspecified vulnerability allowed remote attackers to

affect availability via vectors related to JAXP

- CVE-2016-3426: Unspecified vulnerability allowed remote attackers to

affect confidentiality via vectors related to JCE

- CVE-2016-3427: Unspecified vulnerability allowed remote attackers to

affect confidentiality, integrity, and...

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Topics Covered

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Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 42.1:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2016-572=1

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

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 42.1 (i586 x86_64):

java-1_8_0-openjdk-1.8.0.91-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-accessibility-1.8.0.91-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.91-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-debugsource-1.8.0.91-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-demo-1.8.0.91-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-demo-debuginfo-1.8.0.91-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-devel-1.8.0.91-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-devel-debuginfo-1.8.0.91-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-headless-1.8.0.91-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-headless-debuginfo-1.8.0.91-12.1

java-1_8_0-openjdk-src-1.8.0.91-12.1

- openSUSE Leap 42.1 (noarch):

java-1_8_0-openjdk-javadoc-1.8.0.91-12.1

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-2016-3426.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3427.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/976340

Severity
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2016:1262-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.1 .

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