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Red Hat: RHSA-2013:0165-01 Important: OpenJDK Permission Flaws

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Calendar Grey January 16, 2013
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Significant Java upgrade for Red Hat Enterprise Linux tackling urgent vulnerabilities in OpenJDK distributions unveiled.
Updated java-1.7.0-openjdk packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 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.
Two improper permission check issues were discovered in the reflection API in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2012-3174, CVE-2013-0422)
This erratum also upgrades the OpenJDK package to IcedTea7 2.3.4. Refer to the NEWS file, linked to in the References, for further information.
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-2012-3174 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0422 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.i386.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.i386.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.9-2.3.4.el5_9.1.x86_64.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:0165-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0165.html
Issue date: 2013-01-16

Topic

Updated java-1.7.0-openjdk packages that fix two security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 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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Relevant Releases Architectures

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

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

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 (v. 6) - 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

894172 - CVE-2013-0422 OpenJDK: MethodHandles.Lookup incorrect permission checks, Java 7 0day (Libraries, 8006017)

894934 - CVE-2012-3174 OpenJDK: MethodHandles incorrect permission checks (Libraries, 8004933)

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