Overly broad permissions can turn one compromised account into a much larger security problem. Learn how to reduce unnecessary access, review privileges, and apply least privilege across modern Linux systems. Review Linux Privileges×

Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 521
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 521

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

ubuntu
Calendar Grey September 12, 2016
Scroller Ubuntu
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

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)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical DoS Ubuntu information disclosure data exposure OpenJDK

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

Severity
critical
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

September 12, 2016

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical DoS Ubuntu information disclosure data exposure OpenJDK

Package Information

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

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.