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Red Hat 6 & 7 RHSA-2017-1119-01 Moderate: Java Security Update

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Calendar Grey April 24, 2017
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The latest Oracle Java upgrade for Red Hat Enterprise Linux resolves several moderate security concerns by addressing various vulnerabilities identified in the software.
An update for java-1.6.0-sun is now available for Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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 Oracle Java must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Summary

Oracle Java SE version 6 includes the Oracle Java Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java Software Development Kit.
This update upgrades Oracle Java SE 6 to version 6 Update 151.
Security Fix(es):
* This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in the Oracle Java Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java Software Development Kit. Further information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update Advisory page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2017-3509, CVE-2017-3526, CVE-2017-3533, CVE-2017-3539, CVE-2017-3544)

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate red hat security impact java update java runtime oracle java

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3509 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3526 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3533 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3539 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3544 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2017.html https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/6-relnotes.html

Package List

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6:
i386: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6:
i386: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.151-1jpp.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2017:1119-01
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1119
Issue date: 2017-04-24

Topic

An update for java-1.6.0-sun is now available for Oracle Java for Red HatEnterprise Linux 6 and Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.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 moderate red hat security impact java update java runtime oracle java

Relevant Releases Architectures

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node (v. 7) - x86_64

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 - i386, x86_64

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6 - i386, x86_64

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - x86_64

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 - i386, x86_64

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1443052 - CVE-2017-3509 OpenJDK: improper re-use of NTLM authenticated connections (Networking, 8163520)

1443068 - CVE-2017-3544 OpenJDK: newline injection in the SMTP client (Networking, 8171533)

1443083 - CVE-2017-3533 OpenJDK: newline injection in the FTP client (Networking, 8170222)

1443097 - CVE-2017-3539 OpenJDK: MD5 allowed for jar verification (Security, 8171121)

1443252 - CVE-2017-3526 OpenJDK: incomplete XML parse tree size enforcement (JAXP, 8169011)

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