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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Critical: RHSA-2016-2659-01 Java Security Update

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Calendar Grey November 7, 2016
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Important security patch released for java-1.6.0-ibm on Red Hat Enterprise Linux impacts several versions. Discover all the details!
An update for java-1.6.0-ibm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

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

All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Summary

IBM Java SE version 6 includes the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit.
This update upgrades IBM Java SE 6 to version 6 SR16-FP35.
Security Fix(es):
* This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit. Further information about these flaws can be found on the IBM Java Security alerts page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2016-5542, CVE-2016-5554, CVE-2016-5556, CVE-2016-5573, CVE-2016-5597)

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical Red Hat Enterprise Linux update advisory IBM Java java security issue Java Runtime Environment

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5542 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5554 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5556 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5573 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5597 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk/

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: java-1.6.0-ibm-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-accessibility-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-src-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.i386.rpm
x86_64: java-1.6.0-ibm-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-accessibility-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin-1.6.0.16.35-1jpp.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:2659-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2659.html
Issue date: 2016-11-07

Topic

An update for java-1.6.0-ibm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux5 Supplementary and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical Red Hat Enterprise Linux update advisory IBM Java java security issue Java Runtime Environment

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

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

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

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

Bugs Fixed

1385544 - CVE-2016-5573 OpenJDK: insufficient checks of JDWP packets (Hotspot, 8159519)

1385714 - CVE-2016-5554 OpenJDK: insufficient classloader consistency checks in ClassLoaderWithRepository (JMX, 8157739)

1385723 - CVE-2016-5542 OpenJDK: missing algorithm restrictions for jar verification (Libraries, 8155973)

1386103 - CVE-2016-5597 OpenJDK: exposure of server authentication credentials to proxy (Networking, 8160838)

1386408 - CVE-2016-5556 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u131, 7u121, and 8u111 (2D)

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