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SciLinux: SLSA-2018:1191-1 Critical: Java-1.8.0-OpenJDK Sandbox Bypass

OpenJDK: incorrect handling of Reference clones can lead to sandbox bypass (Hotspot, 8192025) (CVE-2018-2814) * OpenJDK: unrestricted deserialization of data from JCEKS key stores (Security, 8189997) (CVE-2018-2794) * OpenJDK: insufficient consistency checks in deserialization of multiple classes (Security, 8189977) (CVE-2018-2795) * OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation during deserializati [More...]. Synopsis: Critical: java-1.8.0-openjdk security update Advisory ID: SLSA-2018:1191-1 Issue Date: 2018-04-19 CVE Numbers: CVE-2018-2814 CVE-2018-2794 CVE-2018-2795 CVE-2018-2815 CVE-2018-2799 CVE-2018-2798 CVE-2018-2797 CVE-2018-2796 CVE-2018-2800 CVE-2018-2790 -- Security Fix(es): * OpenJDK: incorrect handling of Reference clones can lead to sandbox bypass (Hotspot, 8192025) (CVE-2018-2814) * OpenJDK: unrestricted deserialization of data from JCEKS key stores (Security, 8189997) (CVE-2018-2794) * OpenJDK: insufficient consistency checks in deserialization of multiple classes (Security, 8189977) (CVE-2018-2795) * OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation during deserialization in PriorityBlockingQueue (Concurrency, 8189981) (CVE-2018-2796) * OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation during deserialization in TabularDataSupport (JMX, 8189985) (CVE-2018-2797) * OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation during deserialization in Container (AWT, 8189989) (CVE-2018-2798) * OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation during deserialization in NamedNodeMapImpl (JAXP, 8189993) (CVE-2018-2799) * OpenJDK: RMI HTTP transport enabled by default (RMI, 8193833) (CVE-2018-2800) * OpenJDK: unbounded memory allocation during deserialization in StubIORImpl (Serialization, 8192757) (CVE-2018-2815) * OpenJDK: incorrect merging of sections in the JAR manifest (Security, 8189969) (CVE-2018-2790) Note: If the web browser plug-in provided by theicedtea-web package was installed, the issues exposed via Java applets could have been exploited without user interaction if a user visited a malicious website. -- SL7 x86_64 java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-debug-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-debug-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-debug-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-debug-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-debug-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-debug-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-debug-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-debug-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.x86_64.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-debug-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.i686.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-debug-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.x86_64.rpm noarch java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.noarch.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-debug-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.noarch.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.noarch.rpm java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip-debug-1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7.noarch.rpm - Scientific Linux Development Team . Mandatory security patch for java-1.8.0-openjdk resolving numerous vulnerabilities on SL7.x x86_64. Specifics of the corrections provided.. java-1-8-0-openjdk, security update, sandbox bypass, unbounded memory. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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