SUSE Security Update: Security update for java-1_7_0-openjdk
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2016:1250-1
Rating:             important
References:         #976340 
Cross-References:   CVE-2016-0686 CVE-2016-0687 CVE-2016-0695
                    CVE-2016-3425 CVE-2016-3427
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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   An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   This update for java-1_7_0-openjdk to version 2.6.6 fixes five security
   issues.

   These security issues were fixed:
   - CVE-2016-0686: Ensure thread consistency (bsc#976340).
   - CVE-2016-0687: Better byte behavior (bsc#976340).
   - CVE-2016-0695: Make DSA more fair (bsc#976340).
   - CVE-2016-3425: Better buffering of XML strings (bsc#976340).
   - CVE-2016-3427: Improve JMX connections (bsc#976340).


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 Server 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-725=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-725=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-725=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-725=1

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


Package List:

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

      java-1_7_0-openjdk-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-debugsource-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-demo-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-devel-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1

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

      java-1_7_0-openjdk-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-debugsource-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-demo-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-devel-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1

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

      java-1_7_0-openjdk-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-debugsource-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      java-1_7_0-openjdk-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-debugsource-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-1.7.0.101-30.1
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0686.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0687.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0695.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3425.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3427.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/976340

SuSE: 2016:1250-1: important: java-1_7_0-openjdk

May 6, 2016
An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for java-1_7_0-openjdk to version 2.6.6 fixes five security issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2016-0686: Ensure thread consistency (bsc#976340). - CVE-2016-0687: Better byte behavior (bsc#976340). - CVE-2016-0695: Make DSA more fair (bsc#976340). - CVE-2016-3425: Better buffering of XML strings (bsc#976340). - CVE-2016-3427: Improve JMX connections (bsc#976340). 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 Server 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-725=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-725=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-725=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-725=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): java-1_7_0-openjdk-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-debugsource-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-demo-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-devel-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64): java-1_7_0-openjdk-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-debugsource-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-demo-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-devel-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64): java-1_7_0-openjdk-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-debugsource-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64): java-1_7_0-openjdk-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-debugsource-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-1.7.0.101-30.1 java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-debuginfo-1.7.0.101-30.1

References

#976340

Cross- CVE-2016-0686 CVE-2016-0687 CVE-2016-0695

CVE-2016-3425 CVE-2016-3427

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0686.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0687.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0695.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3425.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3427.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/976340

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:1250-1
Rating: important

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