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 5 and 6 Supplementary.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical
security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,
which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability
from the CVE links in the References section.
Description
The IBM Java SE version 6 release includes the IBM Java 6 Runtime
Environment and the IBM Java 6 Software Development Kit.
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java 6 Runtime
Environment and the IBM Java 6 Software Development Kit. Detailed
vulnerability descriptions are linked from the IBM "Security alerts" page,
listed in the References section. (CVE-2011-3563, CVE-2011-5035,
CVE-2012-0497, CVE-2012-0498, CVE-2012-0499, CVE-2012-0500, CVE-2012-0501,
CVE-2012-0502, CVE-2012-0503, CVE-2012-0505, CVE-2012-0506, CVE-2012-0507)
All users of java-1.6.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, containing the IBM Java 6 SR10-FP1 release. All running instances
of IBM Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
Affected Products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
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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 - Extended Update Support 6.2 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 6.2 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 6.2 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 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 Desktop 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 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 for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
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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 - Extended Update Support 6.2 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
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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 - Extended Update Support 6.2 ppc64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
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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
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.2 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.2 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 788606 - CVE-2011-5035 OpenJDK: HttpServer no header count limit (Lightweight HTTP Server, 7126960)
- BZ - 788624 - CVE-2012-0501 OpenJDK: off-by-one bug in ZIP reading code (JRE, 7118283)
- BZ - 788976 - CVE-2012-0503 OpenJDK: unrestricted use of TimeZone.setDefault() (i18n, 7110687)
- BZ - 788994 - CVE-2012-0507 OpenJDK: AtomicReferenceArray insufficient array type check (Concurrency, 7082299)
- BZ - 789295 - CVE-2011-3563 OpenJDK: JavaSound incorrect bounds check (Sound, 7088367)
- BZ - 789297 - CVE-2012-0502 OpenJDK: KeyboardFocusManager focus stealing (AWT, 7110683)
- BZ - 789299 - CVE-2012-0505 OpenJDK: incomplete info in the deserialization exception (Serialization, 7110700)
- BZ - 789300 - CVE-2012-0506 OpenJDK: mutable repository identifiers (CORBA, 7110704)
- BZ - 789301 - CVE-2012-0497 OpenJDK: insufficient checking of the graphics rendering object (2D, 7112642)
- BZ - 790720 - CVE-2012-0498 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u31 and 7u3 (2D)
- BZ - 790722 - CVE-2012-0499 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u31 and 7u3 (2D)
- BZ - 790724 - CVE-2012-0500 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u31 and 7u3 (Deployment)
CVEs
References
Vulmon