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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6: RHSA-2018-2256-01 Critical: Oracle Java Update

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Calendar Grey July 24, 2018
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Urgent security patch released for java-1.8.0-oracle on RHEL, tackling various vulnerabilities.
An update for java-1.8.0-oracle is now available for Oracle Java 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 Oracle Java must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Summary

Oracle Java SE version 8 includes the Oracle Java Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java Software Development Kit.
This update upgrades Oracle Java SE 8 to version 8 Update 181.
Security Fix(es):
* Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 7u191, 8u181, and 10.0.2 (JavaFX) (CVE-2018-2941)
* Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 8u181 and 10.0.2 (Deployment) (CVE-2018-2964)
* Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u201, 7u191, 8u181, and 10.0.2 (Libraries) (CVE-2018-2940)
* OpenJDK: insufficient index validation in PatternSyntaxException getMessage() (Concurrency, 8199547) (CVE-2018-2952)
* Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u201, 7u191, 8u181, and 10.0.2 (JSSE) (CVE-2018-2973)
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-2018-2940 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2941 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2952 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2964 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2973 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

Package List

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6:
i386: java-1.8.0-oracle-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-devel-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-javafx-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-plugin-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-src-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.8.0-oracle-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-devel-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-javafx-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-plugin-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-src-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6:
x86_64: java-1.8.0-oracle-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-devel-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-javafx-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-plugin-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-src-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6:
i386: java-1.8.0-oracle-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-oracle-devel-1.8.0.181-1jpp.2.el6.i686.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:2256-01
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2256
Issue date: 2018-07-24

Topic

An update for java-1.8.0-oracle is now available for Oracle Java for RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.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

security advisory security issue red hat critical software update java update oracle java

Relevant Releases Architectures

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 - i386, x86_64

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6 - x86_64

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 - i386, x86_64

Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1600925 - CVE-2018-2952 OpenJDK: insufficient index validation in PatternSyntaxException getMessage() (Concurrency, 8199547)

1602142 - CVE-2018-2964 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 8u181 and 10.0.2 (Deployment)

1602143 - CVE-2018-2941 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 7u191, 8u181, and 10.0.2 (JavaFX)

1602145 - CVE-2018-2973 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u201, 7u191, 8u181, and 10.0.2 (JSSE)

1602146 - CVE-2018-2940 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u201, 7u191, 8u181, and 10.0.2 (Libraries)

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