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Red Hat: RHSA-2020:2238-01 Critical: Java-1.7.1-IBM Multiple Fixes

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 has released an important security advisory regarding a key Java update to fix vulnerabilities, urging users to apply updates for safety
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-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.

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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 Client Supplementary (v. 7):
x86_64: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-src-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7):
x86_64: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-src-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7):
ppc64: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-src-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm java-1.7.1-ibm-src-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: java-1.7.1-ibm-1.7.1.4.65-1jpp.1.el7.s390x.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:2238-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2238
Issue date: 2020-05-20

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

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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