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Red Hat Enterprise Linux: 2014:1881-01 Important: Java Security Fix

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Calendar Grey November 20, 2014
Dist Redhat Esm H88
The latest java-1.5.0-ibm packages address multiple security vulnerabilities affecting Red Hat customers. Discover the significant enhancements in these updates.
Updated java-1.5.0-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for 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/articles/11258

Summary

IBM J2SE version 5.0 includes the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit.
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit. Detailed vulnerability descriptions are linked from the IBM Security alerts page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2014-3065, CVE-2014-3566, CVE-2014-6457, CVE-2014-6502, CVE-2014-6506, CVE-2014-6511, CVE-2014-6512, CVE-2014-6531, CVE-2014-6558)
The CVE-2014-6512 issue was discovered by Florian Weimer of Red Hat Product Security.
Note: With this update, the IBM SDK now disables the SSL 3.0 protocol to address the CVE-2014-3566 issue (also known as POODLE). Refer to the IBM article linked to in the References section for additional details about this change and instructions on how to re-enable SSL 3.0 support if needed.
All users of java-1.5.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, containing the IBM J2SE 5.0 SR16-FP8 release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for this update to take effect.

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security advisory Red Hat Enterprise Linux important security impact update packages Java Security Issue IBM Java Runtime

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3065 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3566 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6457 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6502 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6506 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6511 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6512 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6531 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6558 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk/

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.16.8-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:1881-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1881.html
Issue date: 2014-11-20

Topic

Updated java-1.5.0-ibm packages that fix several security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important securityimpact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which givedetailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from theCVE links in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat Enterprise Linux important security impact update packages Java Security Issue IBM Java Runtime

Relevant Releases Architectures

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 HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) - x86_64

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

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

Bugs Fixed

1071210 - CVE-2014-6512 OpenJDK: DatagramSocket connected socket missing source check (Libraries, 8039509)

1150155 - CVE-2014-6506 OpenJDK: insufficient permission checks when setting resource bundle on system logger (Libraries, 8041564)

1150651 - CVE-2014-6531 OpenJDK: insufficient ResourceBundle name check (Libraries, 8044274)

1150669 - CVE-2014-6502 OpenJDK: LogRecord use of incorrect CL when loading ResourceBundle (Libraries, 8042797)

1151046 - CVE-2014-6457 OpenJDK: Triple Handshake attack against TLS/SSL connections (JSSE, 8037066)

1151063 - CVE-2014-6558 OpenJDK: CipherInputStream incorrect exception handling (Security, 8037846)

1151517 - CVE-2014-6511 ICU: Layout Engine ContextualSubstitution missing boundary checks (JDK 2D, 8041540)

1152789 - CVE-2014-3566 SSL/TLS: Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption attack

1162554 - CVE-2014-3065 IBM JDK: privilege escalation via shared class cache

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