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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-2972-1 Critical: OpenJDK 6 Denial of Service

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 6.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2972-1
May 10, 2016

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

A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information
disclosure. An attacker could exploit this to expose sensitive data over
the network. (CVE-2016-0695)

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 12.04 LTS:
  icedtea-6-jre-cacao             6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  icedtea-6-jre-jamvm             6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jdk                   6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre                   6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-headless          6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-lib               6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-zero              6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-source                6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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-2972-1
  CVE-2016-0686, CVE-2016-0687, CVE-2016-0695, CVE-2016-3425,
  CVE-2016-3427

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-2972-1 Critical: OpenJDK 6 Denial of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey May 10, 2016
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
OpenJDK 7 flaws addressed in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with urgent guidance for impacted users.
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 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 icedtea-6-jre-jamvm 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-jdk 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-zero 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-source 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 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-2972-1

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

CVE-2016-3427

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May 10, 2016

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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