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RedHat 6: RHSA-2020-2236-01 Important Java Update for Security Fixes

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Calendar Grey May 20, 2020
Dist Redhat Esm H88
New release for IBM Java 1.7.1 has been rolled out for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, addressing critical issues and enhancing security protocols.
An update for java-1.7.1-ibm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 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-FP65.
Security Fix(es):
* OpenJDK: Incorrect bounds checks in NIO Buffers (Libraries, 8234841) (CVE-2020-2803)
* OpenJDK: Incorrect type checks in MethodType.readObject() (Libraries, 8235274) (CVE-2020-2805)
* OpenJDK: Excessive memory usage in OID processing in X.509 certificate parsing (Libraries, 8234037) (CVE-2020-2654)
* OpenJDK: Re-use of single TLS session for new connections (JSSE, 8234408) (CVE-2020-2781)
* OpenJDK: CRLF injection into HTTP headers in HttpServer (Lightweight HTTP Server, 8234825) (CVE-2020-2800)
* OpenJDK: Regular expression DoS in Scanner (Concurrency, 8236201) (CVE-2020-2830)
* OpenJDK: Incorrect handling of references to uninitialized class descriptors during deserialization (Serialization, 8224541) (CVE-2020-2756)
* OpenJDK: Uncaught InstantiationError exception in ObjectStreamClass (Serialization, 8224549) (CVE-2020-2757)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-2654 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-2756 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-2757 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-2781 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-2800 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-2803 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-2805 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-2830 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-src-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-src-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6):
x86_64: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-src-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.i686.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el6_10.i686.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:2236-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Issue date: 2020-05-20

Topic

An update for java-1.7.1-ibm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux6 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.

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

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

Bugs Fixed

1791217 - CVE-2020-2654 OpenJDK: Excessive memory usage in OID processing in X.509 certificate parsing (Libraries, 8234037)

1823215 - CVE-2020-2756 OpenJDK: Incorrect handling of references to uninitialized class descriptors during deserialization (Serialization, 8224541)

1823216 - CVE-2020-2757 OpenJDK: Uncaught InstantiationError exception in ObjectStreamClass (Serialization, 8224549)

1823527 - CVE-2020-2800 OpenJDK: CRLF injection into HTTP headers in HttpServer (Lightweight HTTP Server, 8234825)

1823542 - CVE-2020-2830 OpenJDK: Regular expression DoS in Scanner (Concurrency, 8236201)

1823694 - CVE-2020-2803 OpenJDK: Incorrect bounds checks in NIO Buffers (Libraries, 8234841)

1823844 - CVE-2020-2805 OpenJDK: Incorrect type checks in MethodType.readObject() (Libraries, 8235274)

1823960 - CVE-2020-2781 OpenJDK: Re-use of single TLS session for new connections (JSSE, 8234408)

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