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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-2827-1 Moderate: OpenJDK 6 Security Issues

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 6.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2827-1
December 03, 2015

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

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 6.

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

Details:

Multiple 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-2015-4805, CVE-2015-4835, CVE-2015-4843,
CVE-2015-4844, CVE-2015-4860, CVE-2015-4881, CVE-2015-4883)

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-2015-4806)

A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to data
integrity. An attacker could exploit this expose sensitive data over
the network. (CVE-2015-4872)

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related
to information disclosure. An attacker could exploit these to expose
sensitive data over the network. (CVE-2015-4734, CVE-2015-4842,
CVE-2015-4903)

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related
to availability. An attacker could exploit these to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2015-4803, CVE-2015-4893, CVE-2015-4911)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  icedtea-6-jre-cacao             6b37-1.13.9-1ubuntu0.12.04.1
  icedtea-6-jre-jamvm             6b37-1.13.9-1ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre                   6b37-1.13.9-1ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-headless          6b37-1.13.9-1ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-lib               6b37-1.13.9-1ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-zero              6b37-1.13.9-1ubuntu0.12.04.1

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-2827-1
  CVE-2015-4734, CVE-2015-4803, CVE-2015-4805, CVE-2015-4806,
  CVE-2015-4835, CVE-2015-4842, CVE-2015-4843, CVE-2015-4844,
  CVE-2015-4860, CVE-2015-4872, CVE-2015-4881, CVE-2015-4882,
  CVE-2015-4883, CVE-2015-4893, CVE-2015-4903, CVE-2015-4911

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b37-1.13.9-1ubuntu0.12.04.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-2827-1 Moderate: OpenJDK 6 Security Issues

ubuntu
Calendar Grey December 3, 2015
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple significant security weaknesses in OpenJDK 6 were addressed in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, improving data protection and overall system security.
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 6b37-1.13.9-1ubuntu0.12.04.1 icedtea-6-jre-jamvm 6b37-1.13.9-1ubuntu0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre 6b37-1.13.9-1ubuntu0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b37-1.13.9-1ubuntu0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b37-1.13.9-1ubuntu0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-zero 6b37-1.13.9-1ubuntu0.12.04.1 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-2827-1

CVE-2015-4734, CVE-2015-4803, CVE-2015-4805, CVE-2015-4806,

CVE-2015-4835, CVE-2015-4842, CVE-2015-4843, CVE-2015-4844,

CVE-2015-4860, CVE-2015-4872, CVE-2015-4881, CVE-2015-4882,

CVE-2015-4883, CVE-2015-4893, CVE-2015-4903, CVE-2015-4911

Severity
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December 03, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b37-1.13.9-1ubuntu0.12.04.1

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