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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-2124-1 Critical: OpenJDK 6 Security Issues

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Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 6.

=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2124-1
February 27, 2014

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

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 6.

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

Details:

A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information
disclosure and data integrity. An attacker could exploit this to expose
sensitive data over the network. (CVE-2014-0411)

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to
information disclosure, data integrity and availability. An attacker could
exploit these to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive data over
the network. (CVE-2013-5878, CVE-2013-5907, CVE-2014-0373, CVE-2014-0422,
CVE-2014-0428)

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to
information disclosure. An attacker could exploit these to expose sensitive
data over the network. (CVE-2013-5884, CVE-2014-0368)

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to
availability. An attacker could exploit these to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2013-5896, CVE-2013-5910)

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to data
integrity. (CVE-2014-0376, CVE-2014-0416)

A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information
disclosure and availability. An attacker could exploit this to expose
sensitive data over the network or cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2014-0423)

In addition to the above, USN-2033-1 fixed several vulnerabilities and bugs
in OpenJDK 6. This update introduced a regression which caused an exception
condition in javax.xml when instantiating encryption algorithms. This
update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  icedtea-6-jre-cacao             6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.12.04.1
  icedtea-6-jre-jamvm             6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre                   6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-headless          6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-lib               6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-zero              6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.12.04.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  icedtea-6-jre-cacao             6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.10.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre                   6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.10.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-headless          6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.10.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-lib               6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.10.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-zero              6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.10.04.1

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-2124-1
  CVE-2013-5878, CVE-2013-5884, CVE-2013-5896, CVE-2013-5907,
  CVE-2013-5910, CVE-2014-0368, CVE-2014-0373, CVE-2014-0376,
  CVE-2014-0411, CVE-2014-0416, CVE-2014-0422, CVE-2014-0423,
  CVE-2014-0428, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/+bug/1283828

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.12.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.10.04.1




Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-2124-1 Critical: OpenJDK 6 Security Issues

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Calendar Grey February 27, 2014
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Remedies for various OpenJDK 6 security flaws impacting Ubuntu versions are outlined, targeting safety issues.
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 6.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: icedtea-6-jre-cacao 6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.12.04.1 icedtea-6-jre-jamvm 6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre 6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-zero 6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.12.04.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: icedtea-6-jre-cacao 6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.10.04.1 openjdk-6-jre 6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.10.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.10.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.10.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-zero 6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.10.04.1 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-2124-1

CVE-2013-5878, CVE-2013-5884, CVE-2013-5896, CVE-2013-5907,

CVE-2013-5910, CVE-2014-0368, CVE-2014-0373, CVE-2014-0376,

CVE-2014-0411, CVE-2014-0416, CVE-2014-0422, CVE-2014-0423,

CVE-2014-0428, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/+bug/1283828

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=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2124-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.12.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b30-1.13.1-1ubuntu2~0.10.04.1

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