Synopsis
Critical: java-1.7.0-oracle security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Critical
Topic
Updated java-1.7.0-oracle 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
Oracle Java SE version 7 includes the Oracle Java Runtime Environment and
the Oracle Java Software Development Kit.
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the Oracle Java Runtime
Environment and the Oracle Java Software Development Kit. Further
information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Java SE Critical
Patch Update Advisory page, listed in the References section.
(CVE-2013-0169, CVE-2013-1484, CVE-2013-1485, CVE-2013-1486, CVE-2013-1487)
All users of java-1.7.0-oracle are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which provide Oracle Java 7 Update 15 and resolve these issues.
All running instances of Oracle 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 6.3 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 6.3 i386
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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 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 6.3 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.3 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 907589 - CVE-2013-0169 SSL/TLS: CBC padding timing attack (lucky-13)
- BZ - 913014 - CVE-2013-1486 OpenJDK: MBeanServer insufficient privilege restrictions (JMX, 8006446)
- BZ - 913021 - CVE-2013-1484 OpenJDK: MethodHandleProxies insufficient privilege checks (Libraries, 8004937)
- BZ - 913025 - CVE-2013-1485 OpenJDK: MethodHandles insufficient privilege checks (Libraries, 8006439)
- BZ - 913030 - CVE-2013-1487 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u41 and 7u15 (Deployment)
CVEs
References
Vulmon