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Red Hat: 2012:0139-01 Critical: Java-1.6.0-Sun Update for Security

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Calendar Grey February 16, 2012
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Red Hat has issued a vital security update for the java-1.6.0-sun package, addressing vulnerabilities that threaten system integrity and overall security
Updated java-1.6.0-sun packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 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 Sun 1.6.0 Java release includes the Sun Java 6 Runtime Environment and the Sun Java 6 Software Development Kit.
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the Sun Java 6 Runtime Environment and the Sun Java 6 Software Development Kit. Further information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Java SE Critical Patch page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2011-3563, CVE-2011-3571, CVE-2011-5035, CVE-2012-0498, CVE-2012-0499, CVE-2012-0500, CVE-2012-0501, CVE-2012-0502, CVE-2012-0503, CVE-2012-0505, CVE-2012-0506)
All users of java-1.6.0-sun are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which provide JDK and JRE 6 Update 31 and resolve these issues. All running instances of Sun Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3563 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3571 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-5035 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0498 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0499 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0500 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0501 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0502 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0503 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0505 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0506 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/javacpufeb2012.html https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/6u31-relnotes.html

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
x86_64: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:
i386: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
x86_64: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:0139-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0139.html
Issue date: 2012-02-16

Topic

Updated java-1.6.0-sun packages that fix several security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras, and Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 5 and 6 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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Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) - x86_64

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

788606 - CVE-2011-5035 OpenJDK: HttpServer no header count limit (Lightweight HTTP Server, 7126960)

788624 - CVE-2012-0501 OpenJDK: off-by-one bug in ZIP reading code (JRE, 7118283)

788976 - CVE-2012-0503 OpenJDK: unrestricted use of TimeZone.setDefault() (i18n, 7110687)

788994 - CVE-2011-3571 OpenJDK: AtomicReferenceArray insufficient array type check (Concurrency, 7082299)

789295 - CVE-2011-3563 OpenJDK: JavaSound incorrect bounds check (Sound, 7088367)

789297 - CVE-2012-0502 OpenJDK: KeyboardFocusManager focus stealing (AWT, 7110683)

789299 - CVE-2012-0505 OpenJDK: incomplete info in the deserialization exception (Serialization, 7110700)

789300 - CVE-2012-0506 OpenJDK: mutable repository identifiers (CORBA, 7110704)

790720 - CVE-2012-0498 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u31 and 7u3 (2D)

790722 - CVE-2012-0499 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u31 and 7u3 (2D)

790724 - CVE-2012-0500 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u31 and 7u3 (Deployment)

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