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Red Hat 7: RHSA-2014:1042-01 Critical: Java Security Issues

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Calendar Grey August 11, 2014
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Enhanced Java libraries for Red Hat address severe threats. Revamp your setup to safeguard against identified risks.
Updated java-1.7.1-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 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/articles/11258

Summary

IBM Java SE version 7 Release 1 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-2014-4208, CVE-2014-4209, CVE-2014-4218, CVE-2014-4219, CVE-2014-4220, CVE-2014-4221, CVE-2014-4227, CVE-2014-4244, CVE-2014-4252, CVE-2014-4262, CVE-2014-4263, CVE-2014-4265, CVE-2014-4266)
The CVE-2014-4262 issue was discovered by Florian Weimer of Red Hat Product Security.
All users of java-1.7.1-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, containing the IBM Java SE 7R1 SR1-FP1 release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4208 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4209 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4218 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4219 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4220 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4221 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4227 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4244 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4252 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4262 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4263 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4265 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4266 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk/

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7):
x86_64: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-src-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7):
x86_64: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-src-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7):
ppc64: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.ppc.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.ppc64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.ppc64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.ppc.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.ppc64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.ppc64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin-1.7.1.1.1-1jpp.1.el7_0.ppc.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:1042-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1042.html
Issue date: 2014-08-11

Topic

Updated java-1.7.1-ibm packages that fix several security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Supplementary.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical securityimpact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which givedetailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from theCVE links in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue red hat critical software update security fix java update

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) - ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1075795 - CVE-2014-4262 OpenJDK: AtomicReferenceFieldUpdater missing primitive type check (Libraries, 8039520)

1119475 - CVE-2014-4244 OpenJDK: RSA blinding issues (Security, 8031346)

1119476 - CVE-2014-4263 OpenJDK: insufficient Diffie-Hellman public key validation (Security, 8037162)

1119483 - CVE-2014-4221 OpenJDK: MethodHandles.Lookup insufficient modifiers checks (Libraries, 8035788)

1119596 - CVE-2014-4219 OpenJDK: Bytecode verification does not prevent ctor calls to this() and super() (Hotspot, 8035119)

1119608 - CVE-2014-4209 OpenJDK: SubjectDelegator protection insufficient (JMX, 8029755)

1119611 - CVE-2014-4218 OpenJDK: Clone interfaces passed to proxy methods (Libraries, 8035009)

1119613 - CVE-2014-4252 OpenJDK: Prevent instantiation of service with non-public constructor (Security, 8035004)

1119615 - CVE-2014-4266 OpenJDK: InfoBuilder incorrect return values (Serviceability, 8033301)

1119912 - CVE-2014-4227 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u81, 7u65 and 8u11 (Deployment)

1119913 - CVE-2014-4265 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u81, 7u65 and 8u11 (Deployment)

1119914 - CVE-2014-4220 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 7u65 and 8u11 (Deployment)

1119915 - CVE-2014-4208 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 7u65 and 8u11 (Deployment)

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