SUSE Security Update: Security update for java-1_8_0-ibm
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2016:0390-1
Rating:             important
References:         #960402 #963937 
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-5041 CVE-2015-7575 CVE-2015-8126
                    CVE-2015-8472 CVE-2016-0402 CVE-2016-0448
                    CVE-2016-0466 CVE-2016-0475 CVE-2016-0483
                    CVE-2016-0494
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
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   An update that fixes 10 vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   This update for java-1_8_0-ibm fixes the following security issues by
   updating to 8.0-2.10 (bsc#963937):

   - CVE-2015-5041: Could could have invoked non-public interface methods
     under certain circumstances
   - CVE-2015-7575: The TLS protocol could allow weaker than expected
     security caused by a collision attack when using the MD5 hash function
     for signing a ServerKeyExchange message during a TLS handshake. An
     attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle
     techniques to impersonate a TLS server and obtain credentials
   - CVE-2015-8126: buffer overflow in libpng caused by improper bounds
     checking by the png_set_PLTE() and png_get_PLTE() functions
   - CVE-2015-8472: buffer overflow in libpng caused by improper bounds
     checking by the png_set_PLTE() and png_get_PLTE() functions
   - CVE-2016-0402: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Networking
     component has no confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and
     no availability impact
   - CVE-2016-0448: An unspecified vulnerability related to the JMX component
     could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information
   - CVE-2016-0466: An unspecified vulnerability related to the JAXP
     component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service
   - CVE-2016-0475: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries
     component has partial confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact,
     and no availability impact
   - CVE-2016-0483: An unspecified vulnerability related to the AWT component
     has complete confidentiality impact, complete integrity impact, and
     complete availability impact
   - CVE-2016-0494: An unspecified vulnerability related to the 2D component
     has complete confidentiality impact, complete integrity impact, and
     complete availability impact

   The following bugs were fixed:

   - bsc#960402: resolve package conflicts in devel package


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 Software Development Kit 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-227=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-227=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      java-1_8_0-ibm-devel-1.8.0_sr2.10-7.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      java-1_8_0-ibm-1.8.0_sr2.10-7.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (x86_64):

      java-1_8_0-ibm-alsa-1.8.0_sr2.10-7.1
      java-1_8_0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0_sr2.10-7.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5041.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7575.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8126.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8472.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0402.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0448.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0466.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0475.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0483.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0494.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/960402
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/963937

SuSE: 2016:0390-1: important: java-1_8_0-ibm

February 9, 2016
An update that fixes 10 vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for java-1_8_0-ibm fixes the following security issues by updating to 8.0-2.10 (bsc#963937): - CVE-2015-5041: Could could have invoked non-public interface methods under certain circumstances - CVE-2015-7575: The TLS protocol could allow weaker than expected security caused by a collision attack when using the MD5 hash function for signing a ServerKeyExchange message during a TLS handshake. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to impersonate a TLS server and obtain credentials - CVE-2015-8126: buffer overflow in libpng caused by improper bounds checking by the png_set_PLTE() and png_get_PLTE() functions - CVE-2015-8472: buffer overflow in libpng caused by improper bounds checking by the png_set_PLTE() and png_get_PLTE() functions - CVE-2016-0402: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Networking component has no confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and no availability impact - CVE-2016-0448: An unspecified vulnerability related to the JMX component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information - CVE-2016-0466: An unspecified vulnerability related to the JAXP component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service - CVE-2016-0475: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Libraries component has partial confidentiality impact, partial integrity impact, and no availability impact - CVE-2016-0483: An unspecified vulnerability related to the AWT component has complete confidentiality impact, complete integrity impact, and complete availability impact - CVE-2016-0494: An unspecified vulnerability related to the 2D component has complete confidentiality impact, complete integrity impact, and complete availability impact The following bugs were fixed: - bsc#960402: resolve package conflicts in devel package 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 Software Development Kit 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-227=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-227=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): java-1_8_0-ibm-devel-1.8.0_sr2.10-7.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): java-1_8_0-ibm-1.8.0_sr2.10-7.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (x86_64): java-1_8_0-ibm-alsa-1.8.0_sr2.10-7.1 java-1_8_0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0_sr2.10-7.1

References

#960402 #963937

Cross- CVE-2015-5041 CVE-2015-7575 CVE-2015-8126

CVE-2015-8472 CVE-2016-0402 CVE-2016-0448

CVE-2016-0466 CVE-2016-0475 CVE-2016-0483

CVE-2016-0494

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5041.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7575.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8126.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8472.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0402.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0448.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0466.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0475.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0483.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0494.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/960402

https://bugzilla.suse.com/963937

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:0390-1
Rating: important

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