Scientific Linux: 2016:0511-1 Critical: java-1.7.0-openjdk Type Safety

Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2016 15:58:41 -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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Message-ID: <20160325155841.22524.91167@slpackages.fnal.gov>

Synopsis: Critical: java-1.7.0-openjdk security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2016:0511-1
Issue Date: 2016-03-25
CVE Numbers: CVE-2016-0636
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Security Fix(es):

* An improper type safety check was discovered in the Hotspot component.
An untrusted Java application or applet could use this flaw to bypass Java
Sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2016-0636)
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SL6
 x86_64
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.99-2.6.5.0.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.99-2.6.5.0.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.99-2.6.5.0.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.99-2.6.5.0.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.99-2.6.5.0.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.99-2.6.5.0.el6_7.i686.rpm
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.99-2.6.5.0.el6_7.i686.rpm
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.99-2.6.5.0.el6_7.i686.rpm
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.99-2.6.5.0.el6_7.i686.rpm
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.99-2.6.5.0.el6_7.i686.rpm
 noarch
 java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.7.0.99-2.6.5.0.el6_7.noarch.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team