The Hotspot component in OpenJDK8 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-3149 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.8.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2015:1228 | 2015-07-15 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.8.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2015:1228 | 2015-07-15 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | java-1.8.0-oracle | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | java-1.6.0-openjdk | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | java-1.7.0-oracle | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | java-1.7.0-openjdk | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | java-1.6.0-sun | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.8.0-oracle | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.7.0-oracle | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.6.0-openjdk | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.7.0-openjdk | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.6.0-sun | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.7.0-openjdk | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.6.0-sun | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.6.0-openjdk | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.7.0-oracle | Not affected |
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