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Red Hat 4 Extras: RHSA-2008:1018-01 Critical: Java Security Risk

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Calendar Grey December 4, 2008
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Oracle's vital patch for JDK 1.6.0-sun addresses various vulnerabilities. Key update information enclosed.
Updated java-1.6.0-sun packages that correct several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and 5 Supplementary. This update has been rated as ha...

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) contains the software and tools that users need to run applets and applications written using the Java programming language.
A vulnerability was found in in Java Web Start. If a user visits a malicious website, an attacker could misuse this flaw to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-2086)
Additionally, these packages fix several other critical vulnerabilities. These are summarized in the "Advance notification of Security Updates for Java SE" from Sun Microsystems.
Users of java-1.6.0-sun should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues.

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References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2086 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical https://blogs.oracle.com/failaction/404.html

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
x86_64: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:
i386: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
x86_64: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.11-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:
i386:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:1018-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:1018.html
Issue date: 2008-12-04

Topic

Updated java-1.6.0-sun packages that correct several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and 5 Supplementary.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

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Topics Covered

security advisory red hat critical update java security java java runtime

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

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