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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-3275-3: OpenJDK 7 TLS Regression Correction

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Calendar Grey May 18, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Following the recent update, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS encounters issues with OpenJDK 7, specifically affecting the functionality of TLS handshakes and necessitating a resolution.
USN-3275-2 introduced a regression in OpenJDK 7.

Summary

USN-3275-2 introduced a regression in OpenJDK 7.

Software Description:

- openjdk-7: Open Source Java implementation

Details:

USN-3275-2 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenJDK 7. Unfortunately, the

update introduced a regression when handling TLS handshakes. This

update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that OpenJDK improperly re-used cached NTLM

connections in some situations. A remote attacker could possibly

use this to cause a Java application to perform actions with the

credentials of a different user. (CVE-2017-3509)

It was discovered that an untrusted library search path flaw existed

in the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) component of OpenJDK. A

local attacker could possibly use this to gain the privileges of a

Java application. (CVE-2017-3511)

It was discovered that the Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) component

in OpenJDK did not properly enforce size limits when parsing XML

documents. An atta...

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  icedtea-7-jre-jamvm             7u131-2.6.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
  openjdk-7-jre                   7u131-2.6.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
  openjdk-7-jre-headless          7u131-2.6.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
  openjdk-7-jre-lib               7u131-2.6.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
  openjdk-7-jre-zero              7u131-2.6.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

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-3275-3

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3275-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/trusty/+source/openjdk-7/+bug/1691126, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3275-2

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-7/7u131-2.6.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

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