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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-3043-1 Moderate: OpenJDK 8 Denial Of Service

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Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 8.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3043-1
July 27, 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-2016-3587,
CVE-2016-3598, CVE-2016-3606, CVE-2016-3610)

A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to data
integrity. An attacker could exploit this to expose sensitive data
over the network or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3458)

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related
to availability. An attacker could exploit these to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2016-3500, CVE-2016-3508)

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-2016-3550)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  openjdk-8-jdk                   8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1
  openjdk-8-jre                   8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1
  openjdk-8-jre-headless          8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1
  openjdk-8-jre-jamvm             8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1
  openjdk-8-jre-zero              8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1

After a standard system update you need to restart any Java
applications or applets to make all the necessary changes.

References:
  
  CVE-2016-3458, CVE-2016-3500, CVE-2016-3508, CVE-2016-3550,
  CVE-2016-3587, CVE-2016-3598, CVE-2016-3606, CVE-2016-3610

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-3043-1 Moderate: OpenJDK 8 Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey July 27, 2016
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4044-1 announces critical updates for OpenJDK 11, focusing on vulnerabilities that could lead to information leakage and system stability challenges.
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-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1 openjdk-8-jre 8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1 openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1 openjdk-8-jre-jamvm 8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1 openjdk-8-jre-zero 8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart any Java applications or applets to make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2016-3458, CVE-2016-3500, CVE-2016-3508, CVE-2016-3550,

CVE-2016-3587, CVE-2016-3598, CVE-2016-3606, CVE-2016-3610

July 27, 2016

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1

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