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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-2963-1 Critical OpenJDK 8 Security Advisory

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Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 8.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2963-1
May 05, 2016

openjdk-8 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 8.

Software Description:
- openjdk-8: 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, expose sensitive data
over the network, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-0686,
CVE-2016-0687, CVE-2016-3427)

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related
to information disclosure. An attacker could exploit this to expose
sensitive data over the network. (CVE-2016-0695, CVE-2016-3426)

A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to availability.
An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2016-3425)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  openjdk-8-jdk                   8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.04.1
  openjdk-8-jdk-headless          8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.04.1
  openjdk-8-jre                   8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.04.1
  openjdk-8-jre-headless          8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.04.1
  openjdk-8-jre-jamvm             8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.04.1
  openjdk-8-jre-zero              8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.04.1
  openjdk-8-source                8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.04.1

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-2963-1
  CVE-2016-0686, CVE-2016-0687, CVE-2016-0695, CVE-2016-3425,
  CVE-2016-3426, CVE-2016-3427

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.04.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-2963-1 Critical OpenJDK 8 Security Advisory

ubuntu
Calendar Grey May 5, 2016
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Urgent security alerts highlight issues in OpenJDK 8 impacting Ubuntu 16.04, with potential for denial of service attacks.
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 8.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: openjdk-8-jdk 8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.04.1 openjdk-8-jdk-headless 8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.04.1 openjdk-8-jre 8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.04.1 openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.04.1 openjdk-8-jre-jamvm 8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.04.1 openjdk-8-jre-zero 8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.04.1 openjdk-8-source 8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.04.1 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-2963-1

CVE-2016-0686, CVE-2016-0687, CVE-2016-0695, CVE-2016-3425,

CVE-2016-3426, CVE-2016-3427

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May 05, 2016

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u91-b14-0ubuntu4~16.04.1

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