Important: java-1.5.0-ibm security update

Synopsis

Important: java-1.5.0-ibm security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Important

Topic

Updated java-1.5.0-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
important 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

IBM J2SE version 5.0 includes the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM
Java Software Development Kit.

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java Runtime
Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit. Detailed
vulnerability descriptions are linked from the IBM Security alerts
page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2013-5907, CVE-2014-0368,
CVE-2014-0373, CVE-2014-0376, CVE-2014-0411, CVE-2014-0416, CVE-2014-0417,
CVE-2014-0422, CVE-2014-0423, CVE-2014-0428)

All users of java-1.5.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, containing the IBM J2SE 5.0 SR16-FP5 release. All running
instances of IBM Java must be restarted for this 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/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 6.5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 6.5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 6.5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.5 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 6.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 6.5 x86_64

Fixes

  • BZ - 1051519 - CVE-2014-0428 OpenJDK: insufficient security checks in IIOP streams (CORBA, 8025767)
  • BZ - 1051528 - CVE-2014-0422 OpenJDK: insufficient package access checks in the Naming component (JNDI, 8025758)
  • BZ - 1051699 - CVE-2014-0373 OpenJDK: SnmpStatusException handling issues (Serviceability, 7068126)
  • BZ - 1051912 - CVE-2014-0416 OpenJDK: insecure subject principals set handling (JAAS, 8024306)
  • BZ - 1051923 - CVE-2014-0376 OpenJDK: document builder missing security checks (JAXP, 8027201, 8025018)
  • BZ - 1052915 - CVE-2013-5907 ICU: Layout Engine LookupProcessor insufficient input checks (JDK 2D, 8025034)
  • BZ - 1052919 - CVE-2014-0368 OpenJDK: insufficient Socket checkListen checks (Networking, 8011786)
  • BZ - 1053010 - CVE-2014-0411 OpenJDK: TLS/SSL handshake timing issues (JSSE, 8023069)
  • BZ - 1053066 - CVE-2014-0423 OpenJDK: XXE issue in decoder (Beans, 8023245)
  • BZ - 1053501 - CVE-2014-0417 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 5.0u71, 6u71 and 7u51 (2D)

CVEs

References