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Red Hat: RHSA-2012-1465-01 Critical: Java Security Issues

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Calendar Grey November 15, 2012
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Important Oracle Java patch for CentOS resolves serious vulnerabilities. Update advised for safer operation.
Updated java-1.5.0-ibm 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

IBM J2SE version 5.0 includes the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit.
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit. Detailed vulnerability descriptions are linked from the IBM Security alerts page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2012-1531, CVE-2012-3143, CVE-2012-3216, CVE-2012-4820, CVE-2012-4822, CVE-2012-5069, CVE-2012-5071, CVE-2012-5073, CVE-2012-5075, CVE-2012-5079, CVE-2012-5081, CVE-2012-5083, CVE-2012-5084, CVE-2012-5089)
All users of java-1.5.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, containing the IBM J2SE 5.0 SR15 release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for this update to take effect.

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1531 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3143 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3216 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4820 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4822 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-2012-5073 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5075 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-2012-5089 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk/

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm
x86_64: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):
i386:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:1465-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1465.html
Issue date: 2012-11-15

Topic

Updated java-1.5.0-ibm 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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security advisory security issue critical Red Hat Enterprise Linux java IBM JRE update Java software

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, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

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

Bugs Fixed

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

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

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

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

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)

865568 - CVE-2012-5079 OpenJDK: ServiceLoader reject not subtype classes without instantiating (Libraries, 7195919)

867185 - CVE-2012-1531 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability (2D)

867189 - CVE-2012-3143 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability (JMX)

867193 - CVE-2012-5083 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability (2D)

876386 - CVE-2012-4820 IBM JDK: java.lang.reflect.Method invoke() code execution

876388 - CVE-2012-4822 IBM JDK: java.lang.class code execution

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