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Red Hat Enterprise 7: RHSA-2018:1205-01 Important: Java 1.6 Security Fix

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Calendar Grey April 23, 2018
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Crucial announcement regarding Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux tackling numerous vulnerabilities and repairs.
An update for java-1.6.0-sun is now available for 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 191.
Security Fix(es):
* OpenJDK: incorrect handling of Reference clones can lead to sandbox bypass (Hotspot, 8192025) (CVE-2018-2814)
* OpenJDK: unrestricted deserialization of data from JCEKS key stores (Security, 8189997) (CVE-2018-2794)
* Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u191, 7u171, and 8u161 (Security) (CVE-2018-2783)
* OpenJDK: insufficient consistency checks in deserialization of multiple classes (Security, 8189977) (CVE-2018-2795)
* OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation during deserialization in TabularDataSupport (JMX, 8189985) (CVE-2018-2797)
* OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation during deserialization in Container (AWT, 8189989) (CVE-2018-2798)
* OpenJDK: RMI HTTP transport enabled by default (RMI, 8193833) (CVE-2018-2800)
* OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation during deserialization in StubIORImpl (Serialization, 8192757) (CVE-2018-2815)
* OpenJDK: incorrect merging of sections in the JAR manifest (Security, 8189969) (CVE-2018-2790)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat security impact java update Oracle Java Sandbox Bypass deserialization issue

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2783 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2790 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2794 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2795 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2797 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2798 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2800 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2814 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2815 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
x86_64: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node (v. 7):
x86_64: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
x86_64: java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:1205-01
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1205
Issue date: 2018-04-23

Topic

An update for java-1.6.0-sun is now available for Oracle Java for Red HatEnterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat security impact java update Oracle Java Sandbox Bypass deserialization issue

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 Server (v. 7) - x86_64

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

Bugs Fixed

1567121 - CVE-2018-2814 OpenJDK: incorrect handling of Reference clones can lead to sandbox bypass (Hotspot, 8192025)

1567126 - CVE-2018-2794 OpenJDK: unrestricted deserialization of data from JCEKS key stores (Security, 8189997)

1567351 - CVE-2018-2795 OpenJDK: insufficient consistency checks in deserialization of multiple classes (Security, 8189977)

1567537 - CVE-2018-2815 OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation during deserialization in StubIORImpl (Serialization, 8192757)

1567543 - CVE-2018-2798 OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation during deserialization in Container (AWT, 8189989)

1567545 - CVE-2018-2797 OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation during deserialization in TabularDataSupport (JMX, 8189985)

1568163 - CVE-2018-2800 OpenJDK: RMI HTTP transport enabled by default (RMI, 8193833)

1568515 - CVE-2018-2790 OpenJDK: incorrect merging of sections in the JAR manifest (Security, 8189969)

1569204 - CVE-2018-2783 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u191, 7u171, and 8u161 (Security)

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