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Critical Advisory RHSA-2012:1392-01 for Java Update in RHEL

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Calendar Grey October 18, 2012
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Red Hat releases urgent security patch for java-1.6.0-sun packages to resolve multiple vulnerabilities.
Updated java-1.6.0-sun 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.

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

Oracle Java SE version 6 includes the Oracle Java Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java Software Development Kit.
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the Oracle Java Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java Software Development Kit. Further information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update Advisory and Oracle Security Alert pages, listed in the References section. (CVE-2012-0547, CVE-2012-1531, CVE-2012-1532, CVE-2012-1533, CVE-2012-3143, CVE-2012-3159, CVE-2012-3216, CVE-2012-4416, CVE-2012-5068, CVE-2012-5069, CVE-2012-5071, CVE-2012-5072, CVE-2012-5073, CVE-2012-5075, CVE-2012-5077, CVE-2012-5079, CVE-2012-5081, CVE-2012-5083, CVE-2012-5084, CVE-2012-5085, CVE-2012-5086, CVE-2012-5089)
All users of java-1.6.0-sun are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which provide Oracle Java 6 Update 37. All running instances of Oracle 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-2012-1531 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1532 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1533 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3143 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3159 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3216 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4416 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5068 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5069 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5071 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5072 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5073 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5075 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5077 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5079 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5081 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5083 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5084 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5085 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5086 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5089 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical Read the Full Advisory

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.i586.rpm
x86_64: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.i586.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8.i586.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:1392-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1392.html
Issue date: 2012-10-18

Topic

Updated java-1.6.0-sun packages that fix several security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 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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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, 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

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

856124 - CVE-2012-4416 OpenJDK: uninitialized Array JVM memory disclosure (Hotspot, 7198606)

865346 - CVE-2012-3216 OpenJDK: java.io.FilePermission information leak (Libraries, 6631398)

865348 - CVE-2012-5068 OpenJDK: RhinoScriptEngine security bypass (Scripting, 7143535)

865354 - CVE-2012-5077 OpenJDK: SecureRandom mulitple seeders information disclosure (Security, 7167656)

865357 - CVE-2012-5073 OpenJDK: LogManager security bypass (Libraries, 7169884)

865363 - CVE-2012-5075 OpenJDK: RMIConnectionImpl information disclosure (JMX, 7169888)

865365 - CVE-2012-5072 OpenJDK: AccessController.doPrivilegedWithCombiner() information disclosure (Security, 7172522)

865370 - CVE-2012-5081 OpenJDK: JSSE denial of service (JSSE, 7186286)

865428 - CVE-2012-5086 OpenJDK: XMLDecoder sandbox restriction bypass (Beans, 7195917)

865511 - CVE-2012-5084 OpenJDK: DefaultFormatter insufficient data validation (Swing, 7195194)

865514 - CVE-2012-5089 OpenJDK: RMIConnectionImpl insufficient access control checks (JMX, 7198296)

865519 - CVE-2012-5071 OpenJDK: DescriptorSupport insufficient package access checks (JMX, 7192975)

865531 - CVE-2012-5069 OpenJDK: Executors state handling issues (Concurrency, 7189103)

865541 - CVE-2012-5085 OpenJDK: disable Gopher support by default (Gopher, 7189567)

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