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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS High Severity: USN-2187-1 OpenJDK 7 Denial of Service

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 7.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2187-1 April 30, 2014 openjdk-7 vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 13.10 - Ubuntu 12.10 Summary: Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 7. Software Description: - openjdk-7: Open Source Java implementation Details: Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information disclosure, data integrity and availability. An attacker could exploit these to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive data over the network. (CVE-2014-0429, CVE-2014-0446, CVE-2014-0451, CVE-2014-0452, CVE-2014-0454, CVE-2014-0455, CVE-2014-0456, CVE-2014-0457, CVE-2014-0458, CVE-2014-0461, CVE-2014-2397, CVE-2014-2402, CVE-2014-2412, CVE-2014-2414, CVE-2014-2421, CVE-2014-2423, CVE-2014-2427) Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information disclosure and data integrity. An attacker could exploit these to expose sensitive data over the network. (CVE-2014-0453, CVE-2014-0460) A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to availability. An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2014-0459) Jakub Wilk discovered that the OpenJDK JRE incorrectly handled temporary files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. In the default installation of Ubuntu, this should be prevented by the Yama link restrictions. (CVE-2014-1876) Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to data integrity. (CVE-2014-2398, CVE-2014-2413) A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information disclosure. An attacker could exploit this to expose sensitive data over the network. (CVE-2014-2403) Update instructions: The problem can becorrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: icedtea-7-jre-jamvm 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1 openjdk-7-jre 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1 openjdk-7-jre-headless 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1 openjdk-7-jre-lib 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1 openjdk-7-jre-zero 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1 Ubuntu 13.10: icedtea-7-jre-jamvm 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.13.10.1 openjdk-7-jre 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.13.10.1 openjdk-7-jre-headless 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.13.10.1 openjdk-7-jre-lib 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.13.10.1 openjdk-7-jre-zero 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.13.10.1 Ubuntu 12.10: icedtea-7-jre-cacao 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.12.10.1 icedtea-7-jre-jamvm 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.12.10.1 openjdk-7-jre 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.12.10.1 openjdk-7-jre-headless 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.12.10.1 openjdk-7-jre-lib 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.12.10.1 openjdk-7-jre-zero 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.12.10.1 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-2187-1 CVE-2014-0429, CVE-2014-0446, CVE-2014-0451, CVE-2014-0452, CVE-2014-0453, CVE-2014-0454, CVE-2014-0455, CVE-2014-0456, CVE-2014-0457, CVE-2014-0458, CVE-2014-0459, CVE-2014-0460, CVE-2014-0461, CVE-2014-1876, CVE-2014-2397, CVE-2014-2398, CVE-2014-2402, CVE-2014-2403, CVE-2014-2412, CVE-2014-2413, CVE-2014-2414, CVE-2014-2421, CVE-2014-2423, CVE-2014-2427, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/+bug/1283828 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-7/7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-7/7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.13.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-7/7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1~0.12.10.1 . Keep your Ubuntu systems secure by promptly addressing OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities. Follow our update guide to safeguard against potential threats and issues.. openjdk 7 threats, ubuntu security notice, java security issues. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Apr 30, 2014 •Critical Ubuntu