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Red Hat RHSA-2015:1241-01 Important Oracle Java Security Update Alert

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Calendar Grey July 17, 2015
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important security patch for Java 1.8.0 on Red Hat Linux, fixing various security flaws.
Updated java-1.8.0-oracle packages that fix several security issues are now available for Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 8 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-2015-2590, CVE-2015-2601, CVE-2015-2613, CVE-2015-2619, CVE-2015-2621, CVE-2015-2625, CVE-2015-2627, CVE-2015-2628, CVE-2015-2632, CVE-2015-2637, CVE-2015-2638, CVE-2015-2659, CVE-2015-2664, CVE-2015-2808, CVE-2015-4000, CVE-2015-4729, CVE-2015-4731, CVE-2015-4732, CVE-2015-4733, CVE-2015-4736, CVE-2015-4748, CVE-2015-4749, CVE-2015-4760)
Note: With this update, Oracle JDK now disables RC4 TLS/SSL 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.
Note: This update forces the TLS/SSL client implementation in Oracle JDK to reject DH key sizes below 768 bits to address the CVE-2015-4000 issue. Refer to Red Hat Bugzilla bug 1223211, linked to in the References section, for additional details about this change.
All users of java-1.8.0-oracle are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which provide Oracle Java 8 Update 51 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

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2590 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2601 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2613 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2619 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2621 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2625 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2627 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2628 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2632 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2637 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2638 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2659 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2664 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2808 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4000 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4729 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4731 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4732 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4733 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4736 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4748 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4749 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4760 Read the Full Advisory

Package List

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6:
i386: java-1.8.0-oracle-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-devel-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-javafx-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-plugin-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-src-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.8.0-oracle-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-devel-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-javafx-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-plugin-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-src-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6:
x86_64: java-1.8.0-oracle-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-devel-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-javafx-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-plugin-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-src-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6:
i386: java-1.8.0-oracle-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-devel-1.8.0.51-1jpp.2.el6_6.i686.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:1241-01
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1241.html
Issue date: 2015-07-17

Topic

Updated java-1.8.0-oracle packages that fix several security issues are nowavailable for Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 security Java update Oracle Java Java fix

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

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

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

1223211 - CVE-2015-4000 LOGJAM: TLS connections which support export grade DHE key-exchange are vulnerable to MITM attacks

1241965 - CVE-2015-2625 OpenJDK: name for reverse DNS lookup used in certificate identity check (JSSE, 8067694)

1242019 - CVE-2015-2601 OpenJDK: non-constant time comparisons in crypto code (JCE, 8074865)

1242144 - CVE-2015-2659 OpenJDK: GCM cipher issue causing JVM crash (Security, 8067648)

1242232 - CVE-2015-2628 OpenJDK: IIOPInputStream type confusion vulnerability (CORBA, 8076376)

1242234 - CVE-2015-4731 OpenJDK: improper permission checks in MBeanServerInvocationHandler (JMX, 8076397)

1242240 - CVE-2015-4732 OpenJDK: insufficient context checks during object deserialization (Libraries, 8076405)

1242275 - CVE-2015-4733 OpenJDK: RemoteObjectInvocationHandler allows calling finalize() (RMI, 8076409)

1242281 - CVE-2015-4748 OpenJDK: incorrect OCSP nextUpdate checking (Libraries, 8075374)

1242372 - CVE-2015-2621 OpenJDK: incorrect code permission checks in RMIConnectionImpl (JMX, 8075853)

1242379 - CVE-2015-4749 OpenJDK: DnsClient fails to release request information after error (JNDI, 8075378)

1242394 - CVE-2015-2632 ICU: integer overflow in LETableReference verifyLength() (OpenJDK 2D, 8077520)

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