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Red Hat: RHSA-2011:0490-01 Critical: Java Security Update

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Calendar Grey May 5, 2011
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important security patch for java-1.4.2-ibm on RHEL designed to fix various vulnerabilities. Recommended to upgrade.
Updated java-1.4.2-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Summary

The IBM 1.4.2 SR13-FP9 Java release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit.
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit. Detailed vulnerability descriptions are linked from the IBM "Security alerts" page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2010-4447, CVE-2010-4448, CVE-2010-4454, CVE-2010-4462, CVE-2010-4465, CVE-2010-4466, CVE-2010-4473, CVE-2010-4475, CVE-2011-0311)
All users of java-1.4.2-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain the IBM 1.4.2 SR13-FP9 Java release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for this update to take effect.

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4447 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4448 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4454 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4462 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4465 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4466 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4473 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4475 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0311 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk/

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386: java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.i386.rpm
ia64: java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.ia64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.ia64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.ia64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.ia64.rpm
ppc: java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.ppc64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.ppc64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.ppc64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.ppc64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.ppc64.rpm
s390: java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.s390.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.9-1jpp.1.el4.s390.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:0490-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0490.html
Issue date: 2011-05-05

Topic

Updated java-1.4.2-ibm packages that fix several security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 5 Supplementary.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having criticalsecurity impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE links in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical software update security fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux security issues java update

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras - i386, ia64, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

675984 - CVE-2010-4465 OpenJDK Swing timer-based security manager bypass (6907662)

676023 - CVE-2010-4448 OpenJDK DNS cache poisoning by untrusted applets (6981922)

677957 - CVE-2010-4475 JDK unspecified vulnerability in Deployment component

677958 - CVE-2010-4473 JDK unspecified vulnerability in Sound component

677961 - CVE-2010-4466 JDK unspecified vulnerability in Deployment component

677966 - CVE-2010-4462 JDK unspecified vulnerability in Sound component

677967 - CVE-2010-4454 JDK unspecified vulnerability in Sound component

677970 - CVE-2010-4447 JDK unspecified vulnerability in Deployment component

702349 - CVE-2011-0311 IBM JDK Class file parsing denial-of-service

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