Slackware 12.0 Critical Advisory: Java Runtime Environment and JDK

Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog: Fri Aug 31 13:33:54 CDT 2007 patches/packages/jre-6u2-i586-1.tgz: Upgraded to Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition Runtime Environment Version 6.0 update 2. This update addresses code errors which could possibly be leveraged to compromise system security, though we know of no existing exploits. This update consists of the official Java(TM) binaries repackaged in Slackware's package format, and may be used on any version of Slackware that is based on glibc. For more information, see: /search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102995-1 (* Security fix *) An additional change was made to the script that Slackware uses to set environment variables for Java(TM). Now, after the $JAVA_HOME variable is set, the next variable settings make use of it, rather than hard-coding the path to $JAVA_HOME. This does not fix a bug, but is certainly better scripting style. Thanks to Jason Byrne and Jean-Christophe