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RedHat: RHSA-2018-2569 Important: Java-1.7.1-IBM DoS & Privilege Escalation

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Calendar Grey August 27, 2018
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An update for java-1.7.1-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 7 Release 1 includes the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit.
This update upgrades IBM Java SE 7 to version 7R1 SR4-FP30.
Security Fix(es):
* IBM JDK: privilege escalation via insufficiently restricted access to Attach API (CVE-2018-12539)
* IBM JDK: DoS in the java.math component (CVE-2018-1517)
* IBM JDK: path traversal flaw in the Diagnostic Tooling Framework (CVE-2018-1656)
* 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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Topics Covered

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1517 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1656 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2940 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2952 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2973 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12539 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7):
x86_64: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-src-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7):
x86_64: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-src-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7):
ppc64: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-src-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-src-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7.s390x.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:2569-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2569
Issue date: 2018-08-27

Topic

An update for java-1.7.1-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

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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

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

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)

1618767 - CVE-2018-12539 IBM JDK: privilege escalation via insufficiently restricted access to Attach API

1618869 - CVE-2018-1656 IBM JDK: path traversal flaw in the Diagnostic Tooling Framework

1618871 - CVE-2018-1517 IBM JDK: DoS in the java.math component

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