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Ubuntu 12.10 USN-1735-1 Critical Information Disclosure in OpenJDK

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Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK.

=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1735-1
February 21, 2013

openjdk-6, openjdk-7 vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK.

Software Description:
- openjdk-7: Open Source Java implementation
- openjdk-6: Open Source Java implementation

Details:

Nadhem Alfardan and Kenny Paterson discovered that the TLS protocol as used
in OpenSSL was vulnerable to a timing side-channel attack known as the
"Lucky Thirteen" issue. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform
plaintext-recovery attacks via analysis of timing data. (CVE-2013-0169)

A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information
disclosure and data integrity. An attacker could exploit this to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.10. (CVE-2013-1484)

A data integrity vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 12.10. (CVE-2013-1485)

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to
information disclosure and data integrity. An attacker could exploit these
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1486, CVE-2013-1487)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.10:
  icedtea-7-jre-cacao             7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10
  icedtea-7-jre-jamvm             7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10
  openjdk-7-jre                   7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10
  openjdk-7-jre-headless          7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10
  openjdk-7-jre-lib               7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10
  openjdk-7-jre-zero              7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  icedtea-6-jre-cacao             6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04
  icedtea-6-jre-jamvm             6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04
  openjdk-6-jre                   6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04
  openjdk-6-jre-headless          6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04
  openjdk-6-jre-lib               6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04
  openjdk-6-jre-zero              6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04

Ubuntu 11.10:
  icedtea-6-jre-cacao             6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10
  icedtea-6-jre-jamvm             6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10
  openjdk-6-jre                   6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10
  openjdk-6-jre-headless          6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10
  openjdk-6-jre-lib               6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10
  openjdk-6-jre-zero              6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  icedtea-6-jre-cacao             6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04
  openjdk-6-jre                   6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04
  openjdk-6-jre-headless          6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04
  openjdk-6-jre-lib               6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04
  openjdk-6-jre-zero              6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04

This update uses a new upstream release which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any Java
applications or applets to make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1735-1
  CVE-2013-0169, CVE-2013-1484, CVE-2013-1485, CVE-2013-1486,
  CVE-2013-1487

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-7/7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04




Ubuntu 12.10 USN-1735-1 Critical Information Disclosure in OpenJDK

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Important OpenJDK security flaws addressed in Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1735-1. Ensure your system is updated to mitigate risks of service interruptions.
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: icedtea-7-jre-cacao 7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10 icedtea-7-jre-jamvm 7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10 openjdk-7-jre 7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10 openjdk-7-jre-headless 7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10 openjdk-7-jre-lib 7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10 openjdk-7-jre-zero 7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: icedtea-6-jre-cacao 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04 icedtea-6-jre-jamvm 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04 openjdk-6-jre 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04 openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04 openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04 openjdk-6-jre-zero 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04 Ubuntu 11.10: icedtea-6-jre-cacao 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10 icedtea-6-jre-jamvm 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10 openjdk-6-jre 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10 openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10 openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10 openjdk-6-jre-zero 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: icedtea-6-jre-cacao 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04 openjdk-6-jre 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04 openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04 openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04 openjdk-6-jre-zero 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04 This update uses a new upstream release which includes additional bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any Java applications or applets to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1735-1

CVE-2013-0169, CVE-2013-1484, CVE-2013-1485, CVE-2013-1486,

CVE-2013-1487

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=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1735-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-7/7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04

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