Synopsis
Critical: java-1.6.0-ibm security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Critical
Topic
Updated java-1.6.0-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5 Supplementary.
This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
Description
The IBM(r) 1.6.0 Java(TM) release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment
and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit.
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java 2 Runtime
Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit. These
vulnerabilities are summarized on the IBM "Security alerts" page listed in
the References section. (CVE-2008-5340, CVE-2008-5341, CVE-2008-5342,
CVE-2008-5343, CVE-2008-5351, CVE-2008-5356, CVE-2008-5357, CVE-2008-5358)
All users of java-1.6.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, containing the IBM 1.6.0 SR4 Java release. All running instances
of IBM Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 5.3 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 5.3 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 4ES x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 4ES i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 4AS x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 4AS i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.3 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4AS s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4AS s390
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.3 ppc
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4AS ppc
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 472213 - CVE-2008-5351 OpenJDK UTF-8 decoder accepts non-shortest form sequences (4486841)
- BZ - 472218 - CVE-2008-5356 OpenJDK Font processing vulnerability (6733336)
- BZ - 472231 - CVE-2008-5357 OpenJDK Truetype Font processing vulnerability (6751322)
- BZ - 472234 - CVE-2008-5358 OpenJDK Buffer Overflow in GIF image processing (6766136)
- BZ - 474773 - CVE-2008-5340 Java WebStart privilege escalation
- BZ - 474786 - CVE-2008-5341 Java Web Start exposes username and the pathname of the JWS cache
- BZ - 474789 - CVE-2008-5342 Java Web Start BasicService displays local files in the browser
- BZ - 474790 - CVE-2008-5343 Java WebStart allows hidden code privilege escalation
CVEs
References
Vulmon