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SUSE: 2015:0306-1 Important: Java-1_6_0-ibm Security Fix

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Calendar Grey February 17, 2015
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SUSE has released a critical update that resolves significant security vulnerabilities in java-1_6_0-ibm. An essential patch is now available to ensure system integrity.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

java-1_6_0-ibm was updated to fix two security issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2014-8892: Unspecified vulnerability (bnc#916265). - CVE-2014-8891: Unspecified vulnerability (bnc#916266). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-12-2015-79=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 (s390x x86_64): java-1_6_0-ibm-1.6.0_sr16.3-12.1 java-1_6_0-ibm-fonts-1.6.0_sr16.3-12.1 java-1_6_0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0_sr16.3-12.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12 (x86_64):

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References

#916265 #916266

Cross- CVE-2014-8891 CVE-2014-8892

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 12

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8891.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8892.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916265

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916266

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0306-1
Rating: important

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