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Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHSA-2014:0413-02 Critical: Java Security Issues

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Calendar Grey April 17, 2014
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important patch released for java-1.7.0-oracle installations addressing multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat environments.
Updated java-1.7.0-oracle packages that fix several security issues are now available for Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6

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/site/articles/11258

Summary

Oracle Java SE version 7 includes the Oracle Java Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java Software Development Kit.
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the Oracle Java Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java Software Development Kit. Further information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update Advisory page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2013-6629, CVE-2013-6954, CVE-2014-0429, CVE-2014-0432, CVE-2014-0446, CVE-2014-0448, CVE-2014-0449, CVE-2014-0451, CVE-2014-0452, CVE-2014-0453, CVE-2014-0454, CVE-2014-0455, CVE-2014-0456, CVE-2014-0457, CVE-2014-0458, CVE-2014-0459, CVE-2014-0460, CVE-2014-0461, CVE-2014-1876, CVE-2014-2397, CVE-2014-2398, CVE-2014-2401, CVE-2014-2402, CVE-2014-2403, CVE-2014-2409, CVE-2014-2412, CVE-2014-2413, CVE-2014-2414, CVE-2014-2420, CVE-2014-2421, CVE-2014-2422, CVE-2014-2423, CVE-2014-2427, CVE-2014-2428)
All users of java-1.7.0-oracle are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which provide Oracle Java 7 Update 55 and resolve these issues. All running instances of Oracle Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat critical severity Java update Oracle Java Java fix

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6629 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6954 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0429 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0432 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0446 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0448 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0449 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0451 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0452 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0453 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0454 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0455 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0456 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0457 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0458 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0459 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0460 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0461 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1876 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2397 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2398 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2401 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2402 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2403 Read the Full Advisory

Package List

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5:
i386: java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-src-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.i386.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-src-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5:
i386: java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-src-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.i386.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.55-1jpp.2.el5_10.x86_64.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:0413-02
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0413.html
Issue date: 2014-04-17

Topic

Updated java-1.7.0-oracle packages that fix several security issues are nowavailable for Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.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.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat critical severity Java update Oracle Java Java fix

Relevant Releases Architectures

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 - i386, x86_64

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 - i386, x86_64

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6 - x86_64

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 - i386, x86_64

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 - i386, x86_64

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1031734 - CVE-2013-6629 libjpeg: information leak (read of uninitialized memory)

1045561 - CVE-2013-6954 libpng: unhandled zero-length PLTE chunk or NULL palette

1060907 - CVE-2014-1876 OpenJDK: insecure temporary file use in unpack200 (Libraries, 8033618)

1086632 - CVE-2014-2398 OpenJDK: insufficient escaping of window title string (Javadoc, 8026736)

1086645 - CVE-2014-0453 OpenJDK: RSA unpadding timing issues (Security, 8027766)

1087409 - CVE-2014-0429 OpenJDK: Incorrect mlib/raster image validation (2D, 8027841)

1087411 - CVE-2014-0457 OpenJDK: ServiceLoader Exception handling security bypass (Libraries, 8031394)

1087413 - CVE-2014-0456 OpenJDK: System.arraycopy() element race condition (Hotspot, 8029858)

1087417 - CVE-2014-2421 OpenJDK: JPEG decoder input stream handling (2D, 8029854)

1087423 - CVE-2014-2397 OpenJDK: classfile parser invalid BootstrapMethods attribute length (Hotspot, 8034926)

1087424 - CVE-2014-0455 OpenJDK: MethodHandle variable argument lists handling (Libraries, 8029844)

1087426 - CVE-2014-0461 OpenJDK: Better ScriptEngineManager ScriptEngine management (Libraries, 8036794)

1087427 - CVE-2014-2412 OpenJDK: AWT thread context handling (AWT, 8025010)

1087428 - CVE-2014-0451 OpenJDK: AWT incorrect FlavorMap seperation (AWT, 8026797)

1087430 - CVE-2014-0458 OpenJDK: Activation framework default command map caching (JAX-WS, 8025152)

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