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Critical Java Security Update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5

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Calendar Grey April 19, 2010
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important patch for java-1.6.0-sun to fix security flaws in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Discover details today!
Updated java-1.6.0-sun packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and 5 Supplementary

Solution

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

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

Summary

The Sun 1.6.0 Java release includes the Sun Java 6 Runtime Environment and the Sun Java 6 Software Development Kit.
This update fixes two vulnerabilities in the Sun Java 6 Runtime Environment and the Sun Java 6 Software Development Kit. Further information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Security Alert page listed in the References section. (CVE-2010-0886, CVE-2010-0887)
Users of java-1.6.0-sun should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues. All running instances of Sun Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0886 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0887 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
x86_64: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:
i386: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
x86_64: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.20-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2010:0356-02
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0356.html
Issue date: 2010-04-19

Topic

Updated java-1.6.0-sun packages that fix two security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and 5 Supplementary.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having criticalsecurity impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE links in the References section.

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Relevant Releases Architectures

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

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

Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 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

Bugs Fixed

581237 - CVE-2010-0886 CVE-2010-0887 Sun Java: Java Web Start arbitrary command line injection

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