Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 6.
A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to data integrity. An attacker could exploit this to expose sensitive data over the network or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3458)
12 September 2016
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 6.
A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to data integrity. An attacker could exploit this to expose sensitive data over the network or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3458)
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to availability. An attacker could exploit these to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-3500, CVE-2016-3508)
A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information disclosure. An attacker could exploit this to expose sensitive data over the network. (CVE-2016-3550)
A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information disclosure, data integrity, and availability. An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive data over the network, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3606)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart any Java applications or applets to make all the necessary changes.
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