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Ubuntu 18.04: USN-3830-1 Critical: OpenJDK Regression Issue

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Calendar Grey November 28, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Addresses issues caused by USN-3804-1 in OpenJDK for Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04, which impacts Java software functionality.
USN-3804-1 introduced a regression in OpenJDK.

Summary

USN-3804-1 introduced a regression in OpenJDK.

Software Description:

- openjdk-lts: Open Source Java implementation

- openjdk-8: Open Source Java implementation

Details:

USN-3804-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenJDK. Unfortunately, that update

introduced a regression when validating JAR files that prevented Java

applications from finding classes in some situations. This update

fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  openjdk-11-jdk                  10.0.2+13-1ubuntu0.18.04.4
  openjdk-11-jre                  10.0.2+13-1ubuntu0.18.04.4
  openjdk-11-jre-headless         10.0.2+13-1ubuntu0.18.04.4

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  openjdk-8-jdk                   8u191-b12-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  openjdk-8-jre                   8u191-b12-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  openjdk-8-jre-headless          8u191-b12-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  openjdk-8-jre-jamvm             8u191-b12-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

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-3804-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/+bug/1800792

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November 28, 2018

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Topics Covered

security advisory software fix ubuntu java update openjdk regression

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/10.0.2+13-1ubuntu0.18.04.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u191-b12-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

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