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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 RHSA-2017:0462-01 Moderate: IBM Java SSL/TLS Fix

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Calendar Grey March 8, 2017
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Announced a moderate security update for java-1.8.0-ibm to address a serious SSL/TLS flaw affecting Red Hat systems.
An update for java-1.8.0-ibm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 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 8 includes the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit.
This update upgrades IBM Java SE 8 to version 8 SR4-FP1.
Security Fix(es):
* This update fixes a vulnerability in the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit. Further information about this flaw can be found on the IBM Java Security alerts page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2016-2183)

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Topics Covered

security advisory red hat software update moderate impact ibm java ssl/tls fix

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2183 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://developer.ibm.com/devpractices/security/

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6):
x86_64: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.4.1-1jpp.1.el6_8.i686.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2017:0462-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0462.html
Issue date: 2017-03-08

Topic

An update for java-1.8.0-ibm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux6 Supplementary and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Supplementary.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Moderate. 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 red hat software update moderate impact ibm java ssl/tls fix

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 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. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

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

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

Bugs Fixed

1369383 - CVE-2016-2183 SSL/TLS: Birthday attack against 64-bit block ciphers (SWEET32)

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