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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-3077-1 Critical: OpenJDK 6 Data Exposure

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 6.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3077-1
September 12, 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:

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)

A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information
disclosure, data integrity, and availability. An attacker could exploit
this to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive data over the network,
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3606)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  icedtea-6-jre-cacao             6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  icedtea-6-jre-jamvm             6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre                   6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-headless          6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-lib               6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-zero              6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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-3077-1
  CVE-2016-3458, CVE-2016-3500, CVE-2016-3508, CVE-2016-3550,
  CVE-2016-3606

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-3077-1 Critical: OpenJDK 6 Data Exposure

ubuntu
Calendar Grey September 12, 2016
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities addressed in OpenJDK 8 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS regarding data integrity and service reliability.
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 6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 icedtea-6-jre-jamvm 6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre 6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-zero 6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 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-3077-1

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

CVE-2016-3606

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September 12, 2016

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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