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Red Hat 6 RHSA-2012:1223-01 Important: Java Security Update

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Calendar Grey September 3, 2012
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New java-1.7.0-openjdk updates released to address critical vulnerabilities on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 platforms.
Updated java-1.7.0-openjdk packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Summary

These packages provide the OpenJDK 7 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 7 Software Development Kit.
Multiple improper permission check issues were discovered in the Beans component in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2012-4681, CVE-2012-1682, CVE-2012-3136)
A hardening fix was applied to the AWT component in OpenJDK, removing functionality from the restricted SunToolkit class that was used in combination with other flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2012-0547)
All users of java-1.7.0-openjdk are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues. All running instances of OpenJDK Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0547 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1682 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3136 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4681 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/alert-cve-2012-4681.html

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386: java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.i686.rpm
noarch: java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.noarch.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
noarch: java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.noarch.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3.3.x86_64.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:1223-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1223.html
Issue date: 2012-09-03

Topic

Updated java-1.7.0-openjdk packages that fix several security issues arenow available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingimportant security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) basescores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for eachvulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat update important runtime environment Java

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64

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

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

Bugs Fixed

852051 - CVE-2012-4681 OpenJDK: beans insufficient permission checks, Java 7 0day (beans, 7162473)

853097 - CVE-2012-1682 OpenJDK: beans ClassFinder insufficient permission checks (beans, 7162476)

853138 - CVE-2012-3136 OpenJDK: beans MethodElementHandler insufficient permission checks (beans, 7194567)

853228 - CVE-2012-0547 OpenJDK: AWT hardening fixes (AWT, 7163201)

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