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Red Hat 2015:0857-01 Critical: Oracle Java Security Threats Fixed

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Calendar Grey April 20, 2015
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Essential patch for java-1.7.0-oracle addresses vulnerabilities affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 5, 6, and 7.
Updated java-1.7.0-oracle packages that fix several security issues are now available for Oracle Java 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.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/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-2005-1080, CVE-2015-0458, CVE-2015-0459, CVE-2015-0460, CVE-2015-0469, CVE-2015-0477, CVE-2015-0478, CVE-2015-0480, CVE-2015-0484, CVE-2015-0488, CVE-2015-0491, CVE-2015-0492)
The CVE-2015-0478 issue was discovered by Florian Weimer of Red Hat Product Security.
All users of java-1.7.0-oracle are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which provide Oracle Java 7 Update 79 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 software fix Java update Oracle Java

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1080 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0458 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0459 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0460 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0469 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0477 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0478 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0480 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0484 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0488 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0491 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0492 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2015.html

Package List

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client 5:
i386: java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.i586.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.i586.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.i586.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.i586.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.i586.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-src-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.i586.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-src-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5:
i386: java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.i586.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.i586.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.i586.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.i586.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.i586.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-src-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.i586.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.79-1jpp.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:0857-01
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0857.html
Issue date: 2015-04-20

Topic

Updated java-1.7.0-oracle packages that fix several security issues are nowavailable for Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical 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 security issue Red Hat critical software fix Java update Oracle Java

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

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

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node (v. 7) - x86_64

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 - i386, x86_64

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - x86_64

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

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

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

Bugs Fixed

606442 - CVE-2005-1080 jar: directory traversal vulnerability

1210355 - CVE-2015-0478 OpenJDK: RSA implementation hardening (JCE, 8071726)

1210829 - CVE-2015-0469 ICU: layout engine glyphStorage off-by-one (OpenJDK 2D, 8067699)

1211285 - CVE-2015-0460 OpenJDK: incorrect handling of phantom references (Hotspot, 8071931)

1211299 - CVE-2015-0477 OpenJDK: incorrect permissions check in resource loading (Beans, 8068320)

1211504 - CVE-2015-0480 OpenJDK: jar directory traversal issues (Tools, 8064601)

1211543 - CVE-2015-0488 OpenJDK: certificate options parsing uncaught exception (JSSE, 8068720)

1211768 - CVE-2015-0459 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 5.0u85, 6u95, 7u79 and 8u45 (2D)

1211769 - CVE-2015-0491 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 5.0u85, 6u95, 7u79 and 8u45 (2D)

1211770 - CVE-2015-0492 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 7u79 and 8u45 (JavaFX)

1211771 - CVE-2015-0458 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u95, 7u79 and 8u45 (Deployment)

1211773 - CVE-2015-0484 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 7u79 and 8u45 (JavaFX)

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