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Red Hat: 2015:0085-01 Important: OpenJDK Java Runtime Security Fix

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Calendar Grey January 26, 2015
Dist Redhat Esm H88
OpenJDK-1.6.0 critical update resolves vulnerabilities for Red Hat subscribers. Ensure your security with the most recent patches.
Updated java-1.6.0-openjdk packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7

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

The java-1.6.0-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 6 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 6 Java Software Development Kit.
A flaw was found in the way the Hotspot component in OpenJDK verified bytecode from the class files. An untrusted Java application or applet could possibly use this flaw to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2014-6601)
Multiple improper permission check issues were discovered in the JAX-WS, and RMI components in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2015-0412, CVE-2015-0408)
A flaw was found in the way the Hotspot garbage collector handled phantom references. An untrusted Java application or applet could use this flaw to corrupt the Java Virtual Machine memory and, possibly, execute arbitrary code, bypassing Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2015-0395)
A flaw was found in the way the DER (Distinguished Encoding Rules) decoder in the Security component in OpenJDK handled negative length values. A specially crafted, DER-encoded input could cause a Java application to enter an infinite loop when decoded. (CVE-2015-0410)
A flaw was found in the way the SSL 3.0 protocol handled padding bytes when decrypting messages that were encrypted using block ciphers in cipher block chaining (CBC) mode. This flaw could possibly allow a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacker to decrypt portions of the cipher text using a padding oracle attack. (CVE-2014-3566)
Note: This update disables SSL 3.0 by default to address this issue. The jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms security property can be used to re-enable SSL 3.0 support if needed. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Bugzilla bug linked to in the References section.
It was discovered that the SSL/TLS implementation in the JSSE component in OpenJDK failed to properly check whether the ChangeCipherSpec was received during the SSL/TLS connection handshake. An MITM attacker could possibly use this flaw to force a connection to be established without encryption being enabled. (CVE-2014-6593)
An information leak flaw was found in the Swing component in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use this flaw to bypass certain Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2015-0407)
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the MulticastSocket implementation in the Libraries component of OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could possibly use this flaw to bypass certain Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2014-6587)
Multiple boundary check flaws were found in the font parsing code in the 2D component in OpenJDK. A specially crafted font file could allow an untrusted Java application or applet to disclose portions of the Java Virtual Machine memory. (CVE-2014-6585, CVE-2014-6591)
Multiple insecure temporary file use issues were found in the way the Hotspot component in OpenJDK created performance statistics and error log files. A local attacker could possibly make a victim using OpenJDK overwrite arbitrary files using a symlink attack. (CVE-2015-0383)
The CVE-2015-0383 issue was discovered by Red Hat.
All users of java-1.6.0-openjdk are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues. All running instances of OpenJDK Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3566 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6585 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6587 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6591 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6593 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6601 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0383 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0395 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0407 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0408 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0410 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0412 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1152789#c82

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.src.rpm
i386: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-src-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.i386.rpm
x86_64: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-src-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.src.rpm
i386: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.6.0.34-1.13.6.1.el5_11.i386.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:0085-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2015-01-26

Topic

Updated java-1.6.0-openjdk packages that fix multiple security issues arenow available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.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.

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

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

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

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

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

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

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, s390x, x86_64

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - ppc64, s390x, x86_64

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1123870 - CVE-2015-0383 OpenJDK: insecure hsperfdata temporary file handling (Hotspot, 8050807)

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

1183020 - CVE-2014-6601 OpenJDK: class verifier insufficient invokespecial calls verification (Hotspot, 8058982)

1183021 - CVE-2015-0412 OpenJDK: insufficient code privileges checks (JAX-WS, 8054367)

1183023 - CVE-2015-0408 OpenJDK: incorrect context class loader use in RMI transport (RMI, 8055309)

1183031 - CVE-2015-0395 OpenJDK: phantom references handling issue in garbage collector (Hotspot, 8047125)

1183043 - CVE-2015-0407 OpenJDK: directory information leak via file chooser (Swing, 8055304)

1183044 - CVE-2015-0410 OpenJDK: DER decoder infinite loop (Security, 8059485)

1183049 - CVE-2014-6593 OpenJDK: incorrect tracking of ChangeCipherSpec during SSL/TLS handshake (JSSE, 8057555)

1183645 - CVE-2014-6585 ICU: font parsing OOB read (OpenJDK 2D, 8055489)

1183646 - CVE-2014-6591 ICU: font parsing OOB read (OpenJDK 2D, 8056276)

1183715 - CVE-2014-6587 OpenJDK: MulticastSocket NULL pointer dereference (Libraries, 8056264)

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