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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 RHSA-2012-1225-01 Critical: Java Flaws Fix

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An urgent patch has been released for java-1.7.0-oracle on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 due to numerous vulnerabilities.
Updated java-1.7.0-oracle packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Summary

The Oracle Java 7 release includes the Oracle Java 7 Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java 7 Software Development Kit.
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the Oracle Java 7 Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java 7 Software Development Kit. Further information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Java SE Security Alert page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2012-4681, CVE-2012-1682, CVE-2012-3136, CVE-2012-0547)
Red Hat is aware that a public exploit for CVE-2012-4681 is available that executes code without user interaction when a user visits a malicious web page using a browser with the Oracle Java 7 web browser plug-in enabled.
All users of java-1.7.0-oracle are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which provide Oracle Java 7 Update 7 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

security advisory security issue Red Hat critical software update runtime environment Oracle Java

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/#critical https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/alert-cve-2012-4681.html

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-src-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-src-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6):
x86_64: java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-src-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-src-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:1225-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1225.html
Issue date: 2012-09-04

Topic

Updated java-1.7.0-oracle packages that fix several security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 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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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat critical software update runtime environment Oracle Java

Relevant Releases Architectures

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. 6) - i386, x86_64

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