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openSUSE: 2016:1265-1 Important: java-1_7_0-openjdk Security Patch

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Calendar Grey May 7, 2016
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A recent enhancement to java-1_8_0-openjdk addresses numerous critical problems on openSUSE Leap 15.3.
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).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

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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-2016-573=1

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

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 42.1 (i586 x86_64):

java-1_7_0-openjdk-1.7.0.101-31.1

java-1_7_0-openjdk-accessibility-1.7.0.101-31.1

java-1_7_0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-31.1

java-1_7_0-openjdk-debugsource-1.7.0.101-31.1

java-1_7_0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.101-31.1

java-1_7_0-openjdk-demo-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-31.1

java-1_7_0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.101-31.1

java-1_7_0-openjdk-devel-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-31.1

java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-1.7.0.101-31.1

java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-31.1

java-1_7_0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.101-31.1

- openSUSE Leap 42.1 (noarch):

java-1_7_0-openjdk-javadoc-1.7.0.101-31.1

- openSUSE Leap 42.1 (x86_64):

java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-1.7.0.101-31.1

java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-31.1

java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-debugsource-1.7.0.101-31.1

java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-devel-1.7.0.101-31.1

java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-devel-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-31.1

java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-headless-1.7.0.101-31.1

java-1_7_0-openjdk-bootstrap-headless-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-31.1

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/show_bug.cgi?id=976340

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2016:1265-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.1 .

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