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Red Hat Enterprise: RHSA-2022-0345-03 Important Java Security Update

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Calendar Grey February 1, 2022
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Critical Java 1.8.0 fix for Red Hat Enterprise resolves numerous vulnerabilities. Prompt action required for deployment.
An update for java-1.8.0-ibm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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 SR7.
Security Fix(es):
* Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 8u311 (Deployment) (CVE-2021-35560)
* OpenJDK: Loop in HttpsServer triggered during TLS session close (JSSE, 8254967) (CVE-2021-35565)
* OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in RTFParser (Swing, 8265167) (CVE-2021-35556)
* OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in RTFReader (Swing, 8265580) (CVE-2021-35559)
* OpenJDK: Certificates with end dates too far in the future can corrupt keystore (Keytool, 8266137) (CVE-2021-35564)
* OpenJDK: Unexpected exception raised during TLS handshake (JSSE, 8267729) (CVE-2021-35578)
* OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in BMPImageReader (ImageIO, 8267735) (CVE-2021-35586)
* IBM JDK: IllegalAccessError exception not thrown for MethodHandles that invoke inaccessible interface methods (CVE-2021-41035)
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 security issue critical software update Red Hat Enterprise Java update Java security

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35556 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35559 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35560 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35564 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35565 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35578 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-35586 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-41035 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 8):
ppc64le: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.ppc64le.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.ppc64le.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.ppc64le.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-headless-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.ppc64le.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.ppc64le.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.ppc64le.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.ppc64le.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-webstart-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.s390x.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.s390x.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.s390x.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-headless-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.s390x.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.s390x.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.s390x.rpm
x86_64: java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-headless-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-ibm-webstart-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.x86_64.rpm
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Advisory ID: RHSA-2022:0345-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0345
Issue date: 2022-02-01

Topic

An update for java-1.8.0-ibm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux8.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.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical software update Red Hat Enterprise Java update Java security

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 8) - ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

2014508 - CVE-2021-35565 OpenJDK: Loop in HttpsServer triggered during TLS session close (JSSE, 8254967)

2014515 - CVE-2021-35556 OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in RTFParser (Swing, 8265167)

2014518 - CVE-2021-35559 OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in RTFReader (Swing, 8265580)

2015061 - CVE-2021-35564 OpenJDK: Certificates with end dates too far in the future can corrupt keystore (Keytool, 8266137)

2015308 - CVE-2021-35586 OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in BMPImageReader (ImageIO, 8267735)

2015653 - CVE-2021-35578 OpenJDK: Unexpected exception raised during TLS handshake (JSSE, 8267729)

2027731 - CVE-2021-35560 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 8u311 (Deployment)

2027791 - CVE-2021-41035 IBM JDK: IllegalAccessError exception not thrown for MethodHandles that invoke inaccessible interface methods

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