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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-2312-1 Critical: OpenJDK 6 Information Exposure

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Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 6.

=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2312-1
August 12, 2014

openjdk-6 vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
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:

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-2014-2490, CVE-2014-4216, CVE-2014-4219, CVE-2014-4262)

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to
information disclosure and data integrity. An attacker could exploit these
to expose sensitive data over the network. (CVE-2014-4209, CVE-2014-4244,
CVE-2014-4263)

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to data
integrity. (CVE-2014-4218, CVE-2014-4266)

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-2014-4252, CVE-2014-4268)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  icedtea-6-jre-cacao             6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.12.04.2
  icedtea-6-jre-jamvm             6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.12.04.2
  openjdk-6-jre                   6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.12.04.2
  openjdk-6-jre-headless          6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.12.04.2
  openjdk-6-jre-lib               6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.12.04.2
  openjdk-6-jre-zero              6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.12.04.2

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  icedtea-6-jre-cacao             6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.10.04.2
  openjdk-6-jre                   6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.10.04.2
  openjdk-6-jre-headless          6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.10.04.2
  openjdk-6-jre-lib               6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.10.04.2
  openjdk-6-jre-zero              6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.10.04.2

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-2312-1
  CVE-2014-2490, CVE-2014-4209, CVE-2014-4216, CVE-2014-4218,
  CVE-2014-4219, CVE-2014-4244, CVE-2014-4252, CVE-2014-4262,
  CVE-2014-4263, CVE-2014-4266, CVE-2014-4268

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.12.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.10.04.2




Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-2312-1 Critical: OpenJDK 6 Information Exposure

ubuntu
Calendar Grey August 12, 2014
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Enhance Ubuntu environments to rectify vulnerabilities found in OpenJDK 6, while safeguarding data privacy and integrity.
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 6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.12.04.2 icedtea-6-jre-jamvm 6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.12.04.2 openjdk-6-jre 6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.12.04.2 openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.12.04.2 openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.12.04.2 openjdk-6-jre-zero 6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.12.04.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: icedtea-6-jre-cacao 6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.10.04.2 openjdk-6-jre 6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.10.04.2 openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.10.04.2 openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.10.04.2 openjdk-6-jre-zero 6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.10.04.2 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-2312-1

CVE-2014-2490, CVE-2014-4209, CVE-2014-4216, CVE-2014-4218,

CVE-2014-4219, CVE-2014-4244, CVE-2014-4252, CVE-2014-4262,

CVE-2014-4263, CVE-2014-4266, CVE-2014-4268

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=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2312-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.12.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b32-1.13.4-4ubuntu0.10.04.2

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