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Red Hat 6 RHSA-2016:0053-01 Critical: Java-1.7.0-OpenJDK Security Update

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Important enhancement for java-1.7.0-openjdk addresses various vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Updated java-1.7.0-openjdk packages that fix multiple 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.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

The java-1.7.0-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 7 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 7 Java Software Development Kit.
An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the JPEG image format decoder in the AWT component in OpenJDK. A specially crafted JPEG image could cause a Java application to crash or, possibly execute arbitrary code. An untrusted Java application or applet could use this flaw to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2016-0483)
An integer signedness issue was found in the font parsing code in the 2D component in OpenJDK. A specially crafted font file could possibly cause the Java Virtual Machine to execute arbitrary code, allowing an untrusted Java application or applet to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2016-0494)
It was discovered that the JAXP component in OpenJDK did not properly enforce the totalEntitySizeLimit limit. An attacker able to make a Java application process a specially crafted XML file could use this flaw to make the application consume an excessive amount of memory. (CVE-2016-0466)
A flaw was found in the way TLS 1.2 could use the MD5 hash function for signing ServerKeyExchange and Client Authentication packets during a TLS handshake. A man-in-the-middle attacker able to force a TLS connection to use the MD5 hash function could use this flaw to conduct collision attacks to impersonate a TLS server or an authenticated TLS client. (CVE-2015-7575)
Multiple flaws were discovered in the Libraries, Networking, and JMX components in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these flaws to bypass certain Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2015-4871, CVE-2016-0402, CVE-2016-0448)
Note: If the web browser plug-in provided by the icedtea-web package was installed, the issues exposed via Java applets could have been exploited without user interaction if a user visited a malicious website.
Note: This update also disallows the use of the MD5 hash algorithm in the certification path processing. The use of MD5 can be re-enabled by removing MD5 from the jdk.certpath.disabledAlgorithms security property defined in the java.security file.
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-2015-4871 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7575 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0402 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0448 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0466 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0483 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0494 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.src.rpm
i386: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
i386: java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.i686.rpm
noarch: java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.noarch.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.src.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.95-2.6.4.0.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
noarch:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:0053-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0053.html
Issue date: 2016-01-21

Topic

Updated java-1.7.0-openjdk packages that fix multiple security issues arenow available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.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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Relevant Releases Architectures

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

1273859 - CVE-2015-4871 OpenJDK: protected methods can be used as interface methods via DirectMethodHandle (Libraries)

1289841 - CVE-2015-7575 TLS 1.2 Transcipt Collision attacks against MD5 in key exchange protocol (SLOTH)

1298906 - CVE-2016-0494 ICU: integer signedness issue in IndicRearrangementProcessor (OpenJDK 2D, 8140543)

1298957 - CVE-2016-0402 OpenJDK: URL deserialization inconsistencies (Networking, 8059054)

1299073 - CVE-2016-0448 OpenJDK: logging of RMI connection secrets (JMX, 8130710)

1299385 - CVE-2016-0466 OpenJDK: insufficient enforcement of totalEntitySizeLimit (JAXP, 8133962)

1299441 - CVE-2016-0483 OpenJDK: incorrect boundary check in JPEG decoder (AWT, 8139017)

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