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Red Hat: RHSA-2012:1485-01 Critical: IBM Java Security Update

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Essential patch for java-1.4.2-ibm packages addressing vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Updated java-1.4.2-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Summary

IBM J2SE version 1.4.2 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-2012-3216, CVE-2012-4820, CVE-2012-4822, CVE-2012-5073, CVE-2012-5079, CVE-2012-5081, CVE-2012-5083, CVE-2012-5084)
This is the last update of the java-1.4.2-ibm packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. Customers are advised to migrate to later versions of Java at this time. More current versions of IBM Java SE continue to be available via the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary channel. Customers should also consider OpenJDK which is the default Java development and runtime environment in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. In cases where it is not feasible to move to a later version of supported Java, customers are advised to contact IBM to evaluate other options.
All users of java-1.4.2-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain the IBM J2SE 1.4.2 SR13-FP14 release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for this update to take effect

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat critical Java update runtime environment IBM Java

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1531 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-2012-5073 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/updates/classification/#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm
x86_64: java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.14-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:1485-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1485.html
Issue date: 2012-11-22

Topic

Updated java-1.4.2-ibm packages that fix several security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. This is the lastupdate of these packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat critical Java update runtime environment IBM Java

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, 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)

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

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

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

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

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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