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SUSE: 2011-014 Critical: IBM Java Update for Remote Code Execution

IBM Java 6 was updated to SR9 FP1 was updated to fix a critical IBM Java 6 was updated to SR9 FP1 was updated to fix a critical security bug in float number handling and also contains other security security bug in float number handling and also contains other security bugfixes. IBM Java 5 was updated to SR 12 FP 3 to also fix the floating-point number issue and other security issues.. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ______________________________________________________________________________ SUSE Security Announcement Package: java-1_6_0-ibm,java-1_5_0-ibm,java-1_4_2-ibm Announcement ID: SUSE-SA:2011:014 Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Affected Products: SUSE SLES 9 Open Enterprise Server Novell Linux POS 9 SLE SDK 10 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 Vulnerability Type: remote code execution CVSS v2 Base Score: 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) SUSE Default Package: yes Cross-References: CVE-2010-1321, CVE-2010-3553, CVE-2010-3557 CVE-2010-3571, CVE-2010-3574, CVE-2010-4422 CVE-2010-4447, CVE-2010-4448, CVE-2010-4452 CVE-2010-4454, CVE-2010-4462, CVE-2010-4463 CVE-2010-4465, CVE-2010-4466, CVE-2010-4467 CVE-2010-4468, CVE-2010-4471, CVE-2010-4473 CVE-2010-4475, CVE-2010-4476 Content of This Advisory: 1) Security VulnerabilityResolved: IBM Java security issues Problem Description 2) Solution or Work-Around 3) Special Instructions and Notes 4) Package Location and Checksums 5) Pending Vulnerabilities, Solutions, and Work-Arounds: See SUSE Security Summary Report. 6) Authenticity Verification and Additional Information ______________________________________________________________________________ 1) Problem Description and Brief Discussion IBM Java 6 was updated to SR9 FP1 was updated to fix a critical security bug in float number handling and also contains other security bugfixes. IBM Java 5 was updated to SR 12 FP 3 to also fix the floating-point number issue and other security issues. IBM Java 1.4.2 was updated to SR 13 FP8 to fix the floating point and other security issues. CVE-2010-4476: The Java Runtime Environment hangs forever when converting "2.2250738585072012e-308" to a binary floating-point number. More information on IBM Java security alerts can be found on: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk/ 2) Solution or Work-Around There is no known workaround, please install the update packages. 3) Special Instructions and Notes Please restart Java applications after the update. 4) Package Location and Checksums The preferred method for installing security updates is to use the YaST "Online Update" module or the "zypper" commandline tool. The package and patch management stack will detect which updates are required and automatically perform the necessary steps to verify and install them. Alternatively, download the update packages for your distribution manually and verify their integrity by the methods listed in Section 6 of this announcement. Then install the packages using the command rpm -Fhv to apply the update, replacing with the filename of the downloaded RPM package. Our maintenance customers are notified individually. The packages are offeredfor installation from the maintenance web: SLE SDK 10 SP3 Open Enterprise Server Novell Linux POS 9 SUSE SLES 9 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) Pending Vulnerabilities, Solutions, and Work-Arounds: See SUSE Security Summary Report. ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) Authenticity Verification and Additional Information - Announcement authenticity verification: SUSE security announcements are published via mailing lists and on Web sites. The authenticity and integrity of a SUSE security announcement is guaranteed by a cryptographic signature in each announcement. All SUSE security announcements are published with a valid signature. To verify the signature of the announcement, save it as text into a file and run the command gpg --verify replacing with the name of the file where you saved the announcement. The output for a valid signature looks like: gpg: Signature made using RSA key ID 3D25D3D9 gpg: Good signature from "SuSE Security Team " where is replaced by the date the document was signed. If the security team's key is not contained in your key ring, you can import it from the first installation CD. To import the key, use the command gpg --import gpg-pubkey-3d25d3d9-36e12d04.asc - Package authenticity verification: SUSE update packages are available on many mirror FTP servers all over the world. While this service is considered valuable and important to the free and open source software community, the authenticity and the integrity of a package needs to be verified to ensure that it has not beentampered with. The internal rpm package signatures provide an easy way to verify the authenticity of an RPM package. Use the command rpm -v --checksig to verify the signature of the package, replacing with the filename of the RPM package downloaded. The package is unmodified if it contains a valid signature from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the key ID 9C800ACA. This key is automatically imported into the RPM database (on RPMv4-based distributions) and the gpg key ring of 'root' during installation. You can also find it on the first installation CD and at the end of this announcement. - SUSE runs two security mailing lists to which any interested party may subscribe: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - General Linux and SUSE security discussion. All SUSE security announcements are sent to this list. To subscribe, send an e-mail to . This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - SUSE's announce-only mailing list. Only SUSE's security announcements are sent to this list. To subscribe, send an e-mail to . ==================================================================== SUSE's security contact is or . The public key is listed below. ==================================================================== . Important patch release from IBM for Java aimed at fixing vulnerabilities, bolstering protection on SUSE platforms facing potential remote execution threats.. IBM Java Update,SUSE Security Advisory,Remote Code Execution,Java Security Fix,Software Maintenance. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 22, 2011 •Critical SuSE