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Scientific Linux: Medium Security Update for Java (jdk 1.6.0) CVE-2008-2086

Calendar Feb 04, 2009 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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Medium: java (jdk 1.6.0) security update 
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 14:04:05 -0600
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA Medium: java (jdk 1.6.0) on SL4.x,
 SL5.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Medium: java (jdk 1.6.0) security update
Issue date:	2009-01-17
CVE Names:	CVE-2008-2086

A vulnerability was found in in Java Web Start. If a user visits a
malicious website, an attacker could misuse this flaw to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-2086)

Additionally, these packages fix several other critical vulnerabilities.
These are summarized in the "Advance notification of Security Updates
for Java SE" from Sun Microsystems.

SL 4.x

 SRPMS:
java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.12-1.sl4.jpp.src.rpm
 i386:
java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.12-1.sl4.jpp.i586.rpm
jdk-1.6.0_12-fcs.i586.rpm
 x86_64:
java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.12-1.sl4.jpp.i586.rpm
jdk-1.6.0_12-fcs.i586.rpm

SL 5.x

 SRPMS:
java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.12-1.sl5.jpp.src.rpm
 i386:
java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.12-1.sl5.jpp.i586.rpm
jdk-1.6.0_12-fcs.i586.rpm
 x86_64:
java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.12-1.sl5.jpp.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.12-1.sl5.jpp.x86_64.rpm
jdk-1.6.0_12-fcs.i586.rpm
jdk-1.6.0_12-fcs.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson