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Red Hat 6 & 7 RHSA-2017-1204 Moderate: OpenJDK Java Security Fix

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Calendar Grey May 9, 2017
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Important patch release issued for Java 1.7.0 within Red Hat. Comprehensive information on vulnerabilities addressed and security implications for OpenJDK binaries.
An update for java-1.7.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 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 OpenJDK Java must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Summary

The java-1.7.0-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 7 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 7 Java Software Development Kit.
Security Fix(es):
* An untrusted library search path flaw was found in the JCE component of OpenJDK. A local attacker could possibly use this flaw to cause a Java application using JCE to load an attacker-controlled library and hence escalate their privileges. (CVE-2017-3511)
* It was found that the JAXP component of OpenJDK failed to correctly enforce parse tree size limits when parsing XML document. An attacker able to make a Java application parse a specially crafted XML document could use this flaw to make it consume an excessive amount of CPU and memory. (CVE-2017-3526)
* It was discovered that the HTTP client implementation in the Networking component of OpenJDK could cache and re-use an NTLM authenticated connection in a different security context. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to make a Java application perform HTTP requests authenticated with credentials of a different user. (CVE-2017-3509)
Note: This update adds support for the "jdk.ntlm.cache" system property which, when set to false, prevents caching of NTLM connections and authentications and hence prevents this issue. However, caching remains enabled by default.
* It was discovered that the Security component of OpenJDK did not allow users to restrict the set of algorithms allowed for Jar integrity verification. This flaw could allow an attacker to modify content of the Jar file that used weak signing key or hash algorithm. (CVE-2017-3539)
Note: This updates extends the fix for CVE-2016-5542 released as part of the RHSA-2016:2658 erratum to no longer allow the MD5 hash algorithm during the Jar integrity verification by adding it to the jdk.jar.disabledAlgorithms security property.
* Newline injection flaws were discovered in FTP and SMTP client implementations in the Networking component in OpenJDK. A remote attacker could possibly use these flaws to manipulate FTP or SMTP connections established by a Java application. (CVE-2017-3533, CVE-2017-3544)

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3509 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3511 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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2658.html

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.src.rpm
i386: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
i386: java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.i686.rpm
noarch: java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.noarch.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.src.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.141-2.6.10.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm


Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2017:1204-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2017-05-09

Topic

An update for java-1.7.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 6 and 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.

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

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 (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

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

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

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1443007 - CVE-2017-3511 OpenJDK: untrusted extension directories search path in Launcher (JCE, 8163528)

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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