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Red Hat: RHSA-2008:0891-01 Moderate: Java Local Monitoring Issue

Updated java-1.5.0-ibm packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and 5 Supplementary. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.. ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: java-1.5.0-ibm security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0891-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0891.html Issue date: 2008-10-24 CVE Names: CVE-2008-3103 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated java-1.5.0-ibm packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and 5 Supplementary. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) - i386, ppc, s390x, x86_64 3. Description: The IBM 1.5.0 Java release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit. A flaw was found in the Java Management Extensions (JMX) management agent. When local monitoring is enabled, remote attackers could use this flaw to perform illegal operations. (CVE-2008-3103) All users of java-1.5.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages containing the IBM 1.5.0 SR8a Java release, which resolves this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via RedHat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 452659 - CVE-2008-3103 OpenJDK JMX allows illegal operations with local monitoring (6332953) 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras: i386: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm ppc: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.ppc.rpm s390: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.s390.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.s390.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.s390.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.s390.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.s390.rpm s390x: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.s390x.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.s390x.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.s390x.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.s390x.rpm x86_64: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Desktop version 4Extras: i386: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm x86_64: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras: i386: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm x86_64: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras: i386: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm x86_64: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5client): i386: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm RHEL Supplementary (v. 5server): i386: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm ppc: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.ppc.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.ppc64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.ppc.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.ppc.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.ppc64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.ppc.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.ppc64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.ppc.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.ppc64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.ppc.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.ppc.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.ppc.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.ppc64.rpm s390x: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.s390.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.s390x.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.s390x.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.s390.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.s390x.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.s390.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.s390x.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.s390.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.s390.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.s390x.rpm x86_64: java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.8-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package 7. References: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3103 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc. . New java-1.5.0-ibm packages released for Red Hat Enterprise address significant security vulnerability. Users are urged to upgrade.. Red Hat Enterprise, Java Update, Security Patch, IBM Java. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 24, 2008 Red Hat