Scientific Linux SL6.x SLSA-2014:0889-1 Critical: Java Issue

Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 13:34:43 +0000
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Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Subject: Security ERRATA Critical: java-1.7.0-openjdk on SL6.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis: Critical: java-1.7.0-openjdk security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2014:0889-1
Issue Date: 2014-07-16
CVE Numbers: CVE-2014-4262
 CVE-2014-4244
 CVE-2014-4263
 CVE-2014-4221
 CVE-2014-4219
 CVE-2014-2490
 CVE-2014-4216
 CVE-2014-4223
 CVE-2014-4209
 CVE-2014-4218
 CVE-2014-4252
 CVE-2014-4266
 CVE-2014-2483
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It was discovered that the Hotspot component in OpenJDK did not properly
verify bytecode from the class files. An untrusted Java application or
applet could possibly use these flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions.
(CVE-2014-4216, CVE-2014-4219)

A format string flaw was discovered in the Hotspot component event logger
in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use this flaw to
crash the Java Virtual Machine or, potentially, execute arbitrary code
with the privileges of the Java Virtual Machine. (CVE-2014-2490)

Multiple improper permission check issues were discovered in the Libraries
component in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use
these flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2014-4223,
CVE-2014-4262, CVE-2014-2483)

Multiple flaws were discovered in the JMX, Libraries, Security, and
Serviceability components in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or
applet could use these flaws to bypass certain Java sandbox restrictions.
(CVE-2014-4209, CVE-2014-4218, CVE-2014-4221, CVE-2014-4252,
CVE-2014-4266)

It was discovered that the RSA algorithm in the Security component in
OpenJDK did not sufficiently perform blinding while performing operations
that were using private keys. An attacker able to measure timing
differences of those operations could possibly leak information about the
used keys. (CVE-2014-4244)

The Diffie-Hellman (DH) key exchange algorithm implementation in the
Security component in OpenJDK failed to validate public DH parametersproperly. This could cause OpenJDK to accept and use weak parameters,
allowing an attacker to recover the negotiated key. (CVE-2014-4263)

Note: If the web browser plug-in provided by the icedtea-web package was
installed, the issues exposed via Java applets could have been exploited
without user interaction if a user visited a malicious website.

All running instances of OpenJDK Java must be restarted for the update to
take effect.
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SL6
 x86_64
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5.i686.rpm
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5.i686.rpm
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5.i686.rpm
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5.i686.rpm
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5.i686.rpm
 noarch
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.7.0.65-2.5.1.2.el6_5.noarch.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team