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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 & 7: RHSA-2015:1020-01 Critical Java Update

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Calendar Grey May 20, 2015
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important patch for java-1.7.1-ibm packages rectifying several security vulnerabilities in Red Hat platforms.
Updated java-1.7.1-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 Supplementary

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

IBM Java SE version 7 Release 1 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. Further information about these flaws can be found on the IBM Java Security alerts page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2005-1080, CVE-2015-0138, CVE-2015-0192, CVE-2015-0458, CVE-2015-0459, CVE-2015-0469, CVE-2015-0477, CVE-2015-0478, CVE-2015-0480, CVE-2015-0488, CVE-2015-0491, CVE-2015-1914, CVE-2015-2808)
The CVE-2015-0478 issue was discovered by Florian Weimer of Red Hat Product Security.
Note: With this update, the IBM JDK now disables RC4 SSL/TLS cipher suites by default to address the CVE-2015-2808 issue. Refer to Red Hat Bugzilla bug 1207101, linked to in the References section, for additional details about this change.
All users of java-1.7.1-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, containing the IBM Java SE 7R1 SR3 release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1080 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0138 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0192 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-2015-0469 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-2015-0488 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0491 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1914 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2808 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk/ https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1207101#c4

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-src-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-src-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6):
x86_64: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-src-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:1020-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1020.html
Issue date: 2015-05-20

Topic

Updated java-1.7.1-ibm packages that fix several security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 Supplementary.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 Enterprise Linux critical update security impact java Java Runtime Environment

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) - 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. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

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

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

Bugs Fixed

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

1207101 - CVE-2015-2808 SSL/TLS: "Invariance Weakness" vulnerability in RC4 stream cipher

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

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

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)

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

1219212 - CVE-2015-0192 IBM JDK: unspecified Java sandbox restrictions bypass

1219215 - CVE-2015-1914 IBM JDK: unspecified partial Java sandbox restrictions bypass

1219223 - CVE-2015-0138 IBM JDK: ephemeral RSA keys accepted for non-export SSL/TLS cipher suites (FREAK)

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