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 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.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
3. Description:
The IBM 1.5.0 Java 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. Detailed
vulnerability descriptions are linked from the IBM "Security alerts" page,
listed in the References section. (CVE-2011-3389, CVE-2011-3557,
CVE-2011-3560, CVE-2011-3563, CVE-2012-0498, CVE-2012-0499, CVE-2012-0501,
CVE-2012-0502, CVE-2012-0503, CVE-2012-0505, CVE-2012-0506, CVE-2012-0507)
All users of java-1.5.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, containing the IBM 1.5.0 SR13-FP1 Java release. All running
instances of IBM Java must be restarted for this update to take effect.
4. 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
5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
737506 - CVE-2011-3389 HTTPS: block-wise chosen-plaintext attack against SSL/TLS (BEAST)
745379 - CVE-2011-3560 OpenJDK: missing checkSetFactory calls in HttpsURLConnection (JSSE, 7096936)
745464 - CVE-2011-3557 OpenJDK: RMI registry privileged code execution (RMI, 7083012)
788624 - CVE-2012-0501 OpenJDK: off-by-one bug in ZIP reading code (JRE, 7118283)
788976 - CVE-2012-0503 OpenJDK: unrestricted use of TimeZone.setDefault() (i18n, 7110687)
788994 - CVE-2012-0507 OpenJDK: AtomicReferenceArray insufficient array type check (Concurrency, 7082299)
789295 - CVE-2011-3563 OpenJDK: JavaSound incorrect bounds check (Sound, 7088367)
789297 - CVE-2012-0502 OpenJDK: KeyboardFocusManager focus stealing (AWT, 7110683)
789299 - CVE-2012-0505 OpenJDK: incomplete info in the deserialization exception (Serialization, 7110700)
789300 - CVE-2012-0506 OpenJDK: mutable repository identifiers (CORBA, 7110704)
790720 - CVE-2012-0498 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u31 and 7u3 (2D)
790722 - CVE-2012-0499 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u31 and 7u3 (2D)
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):
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https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
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Critical: java-1.5.0-ibm security update
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Critical: java-1.5.0-ibm security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:1245-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1245.html
Issue date: 2012-09-07
CVE Names: CVE-2012-1713 CVE-2012-1716 CVE-2012-1717
CVE-2012-1718 CVE-2012-1719 CVE-2012-1725
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1. Summary:
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 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.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
3. 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-2012-1713, CVE-2012-1716,
CVE-2012-1717, CVE-2012-1718, CVE-2012-1719, CVE-2012-1725)
All users of java-1.5.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, containing the IBM J2SE 5.0 SR14 release. All running instances
of IBM Java must be restarted for this update to take effect.
4. 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
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
Critical: java-1.5.0-ibm security update
