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Red Hat: RHSA-2018:1270 Important: Java Runtime Security Update

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Calendar Grey April 30, 2018
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Crucial patch released for java-1.7.0-openjdk on Red Hat Enterprise Linux to mitigate critical vulnerabilities.
An update for java-1.7.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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):
* 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)
* OpenJDK: insufficient consistency checks in deserialization of multiple classes (Security, 8189977) (CVE-2018-2795)
* OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation during deserialization in PriorityBlockingQueue (Concurrency, 8189981) (CVE-2018-2796)
* 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: unbounded memory allocation during deserialization in NamedNodeMapImpl (JAXP, 8189993) (CVE-2018-2799)
* 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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References

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-2018-2796 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-2018-2799 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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.src.rpm
i386: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
i386: java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.i686.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.i686.rpm
noarch: java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.noarch.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.src.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:1270-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1270
Issue date: 2018-04-30

Topic

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory red hat important update java security openjdk java runtime

Relevant Releases Architectures

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 Optional (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64

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

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

1567542 - CVE-2018-2799 OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation during deserialization in NamedNodeMapImpl (JAXP, 8189993)

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)

1567546 - CVE-2018-2796 OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation during deserialization in PriorityBlockingQueue (Concurrency, 8189981)

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)

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