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Red Hat: RHSA-2013-0273-01 Critical: OpenJDK Timing Attack Threat

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Calendar Grey February 20, 2013
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Essential security patch released for java-1.6.0-openjdk in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 tackling two major vulnerabilities.
Updated java-1.6.0-openjdk packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 6 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 6 Software Development Kit.
An improper permission check issue was discovered in the JMX component in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use this flaw to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2013-1486)
It was discovered that OpenJDK leaked timing information when decrypting TLS/SSL protocol encrypted records when CBC-mode cipher suites were used. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to retrieve plain text from the encrypted packets by using a TLS/SSL server as a padding oracle. (CVE-2013-0169)
Note: If the web browser plug-in provided by the icedtea-web package was installed, CVE-2013-1486 could have been exploited without user interaction if a user visited a malicious website.
This erratum also upgrades the OpenJDK package to IcedTea6 1.11.8. Refer to the NEWS file, linked to in the References, for further information.
All users of java-1.6.0-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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Topics Covered

security advisory critical remote execution timing attack red hat enterprise linux openjdk java update

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0169 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1486 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.56.1.11.8.el6_3.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.6.0.0-1.56.1.11.8.el6_3.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.56.1.11.8.el6_3.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.6.0.0-1.56.1.11.8.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386: java-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.6.0.0-1.56.1.11.8.el6_3.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.0-1.56.1.11.8.el6_3.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0-1.56.1.11.8.el6_3.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.6.0.0-1.56.1.11.8.el6_3.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-src-1.6.0.0-1.56.1.11.8.el6_3.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.6.0.0-1.56.1.11.8.el6_3.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.0-1.56.1.11.8.el6_3.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0-1.56.1.11.8.el6_3.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.6.0.0-1.56.1.11.8.el6_3.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-src-1.6.0.0-1.56.1.11.8.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.56.1.11.8.el6_3.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.6.0.0-1.56.1.11.8.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:0273-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0273.html
Issue date: 2013-02-20

Topic

Updated java-1.6.0-openjdk packages that fix two security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.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 critical remote execution timing attack red hat enterprise linux openjdk java update

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

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

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

Bugs Fixed

907589 - CVE-2013-0169 SSL/TLS: CBC padding timing attack (lucky-13)

913014 - CVE-2013-1486 OpenJDK: MBeanServer insufficient privilege restrictions (JMX, 8006446)

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