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Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10: USN-3121-1 Moderate: OpenJDK 8 Issues

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 8.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3121-1 November 03, 2016 openjdk-8 vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.10 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 8. Software Description: - openjdk-8: Open Source Java implementation Details: It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK did not properly check arguments of the System.arraycopy() function in certain cases. An attacker could use this to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2016-5582) It was discovered that OpenJDK did not restrict the set of algorithms used for Jar integrity verification. An attacker could use this to modify without detection the content of a JAR file, affecting system integrity. (CVE-2016-5542) It was discovered that the JMX component of OpenJDK did not sufficiently perform classloader consistency checks. An attacker could use this to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2016-5554) It was discovered that the Hotspot component of OpenJDK did not properly check received Java Debug Wire Protocol (JDWP) packets. An attacker could use this to send debugging commands to a Java application with debugging enabled. (CVE-2016-5573) It was discovered that OpenJDK did not properly handle HTTP proxy authentication. An attacker could use this to expose HTTPS server authentication credentials. (CVE-2016-5597) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.10: openjdk-8-jdk 8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.10.2 openjdk-8-jdk-headless 8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.10.2 openjdk-8-jre 8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.10.2 openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.10.2 openjdk-8-jre-jamvm 8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.10.2 openjdk-8-jre-zero 8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.10.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: openjdk-8-jdk 8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.04.2 openjdk-8-jdk-headless 8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.04.2 openjdk-8-jre 8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.04.2 openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.04.2 openjdk-8-jre-jamvm 8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.04.2 openjdk-8-jre-zero 8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.04.2 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-3121-1 CVE-2016-5542, CVE-2016-5554, CVE-2016-5573, CVE-2016-5582, CVE-2016-5597 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.04.2 . Fedora 24 and 25 obtain patches for OpenJDK 8 security issues resolved on September 15, 2016.. OpenJDK 8 Update, Java Security Issues, Ubuntu Vulnerabilities. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Nov 03, 2016 Ubuntu