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Red Hat Enterprise: RHSA-2021:0717-01 Critical Java Security Update

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Calendar Grey March 3, 2021
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Essential security patch for java-1.8.0-ibm resolves several weaknesses in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
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 SR6-FP25.
Security Fix(es):
* IBM JDK: Stack-based buffer overflow when converting from UTF-8 characters to platform encoding (CVE-2020-27221)
* OpenJDK: Unexpected exceptions raised by DOMKeyInfoFactory and DOMXMLSignatureFactory (Security, 8231415) (CVE-2020-2773)
* OpenJDK: Credentials sent over unencrypted LDAP connection (JNDI, 8237990) (CVE-2020-14781)
* OpenJDK: Certificate blacklist bypass via alternate certificate encodings (Libraries, 8237995) (CVE-2020-14782)
* OpenJDK: Race condition in NIO Buffer boundary checks (Libraries, 8244136) (CVE-2020-14803)
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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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow critical Red Hat Enterprise security impact red hat enterprise openjdk java update certificate bypass java-1.8.0-ibm untrusted LDAP

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-2773 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14781 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14782 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14803 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27221 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7):
x86_64: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7):
x86_64: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7):
ppc64: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.6.25-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm


Read the Full Advisory


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2021:0717-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0717
Issue date: 2021-03-03

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 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.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow critical Red Hat Enterprise security impact red hat enterprise openjdk java update certificate bypass java-1.8.0-ibm untrusted LDAP

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

1823224 - CVE-2020-2773 OpenJDK: Unexpected exceptions raised by DOMKeyInfoFactory and DOMXMLSignatureFactory (Security, 8231415)

1889274 - CVE-2020-14781 OpenJDK: Credentials sent over unencrypted LDAP connection (JNDI, 8237990)

1889290 - CVE-2020-14782 OpenJDK: Certificate blacklist bypass via alternate certificate encodings (Libraries, 8237995)

1889895 - CVE-2020-14803 OpenJDK: Race condition in NIO Buffer boundary checks (Libraries, 8244136)

1928555 - CVE-2020-27221 IBM JDK: Stack-based buffer overflow when converting from UTF-8 characters to platform encoding

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