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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-3942-1 Moderate: OpenJDK 7 Memory Disclosure

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Calendar Grey April 8, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security vulnerabilities may arise from Java applets in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. To rectify this issue, ensure that openjdk-7 is updated promptly.
Java applets or applications could be made to expose sensitiveinformation.

Summary

Java applets or applications could be made to expose sensitive

information.

Software Description:

- openjdk-7: Open Source Java implementation

Details:

It was discovered that a memory disclosure issue existed in the OpenJDK

Library subsystem. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive

information and possibly bypass Java sandbox restrictions.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu moderate threat information exposure memory disclosure Java application openjdk-7

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  icedtea-7-jre-jamvm             7u211-2.6.17-0ubuntu0.1
  openjdk-7-jdk                   7u211-2.6.17-0ubuntu0.1
  openjdk-7-jre                   7u211-2.6.17-0ubuntu0.1

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-3942-1

CVE-2019-2422

April 09, 2019

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu moderate threat information exposure memory disclosure Java application openjdk-7

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-7/7u211-2.6.17-0ubuntu0.1

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