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Red Hat: RHSA-2017-3264-01 Critical: Java Runtime Security Issue

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Calendar Grey November 27, 2017
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Important security patch released for java-1.8.0-ibm on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, targeting multiple security flaws.
An update for java-1.8.0-ibm is now available for 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 SR5-FP5.
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 Vulnerabilities page listed in the References section. (CVE-2016-10165, CVE-2017-10281, CVE-2017-10285, CVE-2017-10295, CVE-2017-10309, CVE-2017-10345, CVE-2017-10346, CVE-2017-10347, CVE-2017-10348, CVE-2017-10349, CVE-2017-10350, CVE-2017-10355, CVE-2017-10356, CVE-2017-10357, CVE-2017-10388)

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10165 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10281 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10285 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10295 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10309 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10345 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10346 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10347 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10348 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10349 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10350 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10355 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10356 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10357 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10388 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical https://developer.ibm.com/devpractices/security/

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7):
x86_64: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7):
x86_64: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7):
ppc64: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.ppc.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.ppc.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.5.5-1jpp.2.el7.ppc64.rpm


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2017:3264-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3264
Issue date: 2017-11-27

Topic

An update for java-1.8.0-ibm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux7 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

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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 Server Supplementary (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

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

Bugs Fixed

1367357 - CVE-2016-10165 lcms2: Out-of-bounds read in Type_MLU_Read()

1501868 - CVE-2017-10285 OpenJDK: incorrect privilege use when handling unreferenced objects (RMI, 8174966)

1501873 - CVE-2017-10346 OpenJDK: insufficient loader constraints checks for invokespecial (Hotspot, 8180711)

1502038 - CVE-2017-10388 OpenJDK: use of unprotected sname in Kerberos client (Libraries, 8178794)

1502611 - CVE-2017-10349 OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation in PredicatedNodeTest deserialization (JAXP, 8181327)

1502614 - CVE-2017-10357 OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation in ObjectInputStream deserialization (Serialization, 8181597)

1502629 - CVE-2017-10348 OpenJDK: multiple unbounded memory allocations in deserialization (Libraries, 8181432)

1502632 - CVE-2017-10347 OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation in SimpleTimeZone deserialization (Serialization, 8181323)

1502640 - CVE-2017-10350 OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation in JAXWSExceptionBase deserialization (JAX-WS, 8181100)

1502649 - CVE-2017-10281 OpenJDK: multiple unbounded memory allocations in deserialization (Serialization, 8174109)

1502687 - CVE-2017-10295 OpenJDK: HTTP client insufficient check for newline in URLs (Networking, 8176751)

1502858 - CVE-2017-10345 OpenJDK: unbounded resource use in JceKeyStore deserialization (Serialization, 8181370)

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