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Red Hat: RHSA-2015:1544-01 Important: Java SSL Key Update

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Calendar Grey August 4, 2015
Dist Redhat Esm H88
The latest revision of java-1.5.0-ibm packages addresses critical security vulnerabilities for users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Make sure to upgrade immediately.
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.

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

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. Further information about these flaws can be found on the IBM Java Security alerts page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2015-1931, CVE-2015-2590, CVE-2015-2601, CVE-2015-2621, CVE-2015-2632, CVE-2015-2637, CVE-2015-2638, CVE-2015-2664, CVE-2015-4000, CVE-2015-4731, CVE-2015-4732, CVE-2015-4733, CVE-2015-4748, CVE-2015-4749, CVE-2015-4760)
Note: This update forces the TLS/SSL client implementation in IBM 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.
IBM Java SDK and JRE 5.0 will not receive software updates after September 2015. This date is referred to as the End of Service (EOS) date. Customersare advised to migrate to current versions of IBM Java at this time. IBM Java SDK and JRE versions 6 and 7 are available via the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary content sets and will continue to receive updates based on IBM's lifecycle policy, linked to in the References section.
Customers can also consider OpenJDK, an open source implementation of the Java SE specification. OpenJDK is available by default on supported hardware architectures.
All users of java-1.5.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, containing the IBM J2SE 5.0 SR16-FP13 release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for this update to take effect.

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1931 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-2015-2621 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-2015-2664 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4000 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-2015-4748 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4749 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4760 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk/ https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk/ https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223211#c33

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.16.13-1jpp.3.el5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):
i386:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:1544-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1544.html
Issue date: 2015-08-04

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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security advisory update red hat important software fix java security IBM Java

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

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

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

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)

1242447 - CVE-2015-4760 ICU: missing boundary checks in layout engine (OpenJDK 2D, 8071715)

1243139 - CVE-2015-2590 OpenJDK: deserialization issue in ObjectInputStream.readSerialData() (Libraries, 8076401)

1243283 - CVE-2015-2638 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u101, 7u85 and 8u51 (2D)

1243287 - CVE-2015-2637 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u101, 7u85 and 8u51 (2D)

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