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RedHat: RHSA-2019-2456-01 Critical Python Security Patch

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Calendar Grey May 24, 2018
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Important Java patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux addresses numerous security flaws, essential for protecting system integrity.
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-FP15.
Security Fix(es):
* 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 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: 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 critical software update important red hat enterprise linux java update deserialization

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-2018-2796 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/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7):
x86_64: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7):
x86_64: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7):
ppc64: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.ppc64le.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.ppc64le.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.ppc64le.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.ppc64le.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7.ppc64le.rpm


Read the Full Advisory


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:1721-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1721
Issue date: 2018-05-24

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 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 critical software update important red hat enterprise linux java update deserialization

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

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)

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)

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

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