RHBA-2015:1828 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated java-1.8.0-openjdk packages that fix one bug are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The java-1.8.0-openjdk packages contain the latest version of the Open Java
Development Kit (OpenJDK), OpenJDK 8. These packages provide a fully compliant
implementation of Java SE 8.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Previously, the automatically generated name for the installation directory

for java-1.8.0-openjdk was not consistent with installation directory names for
java-1.6.0-openjdk and java-1.7.0-openjdk. As a consequence, applications and
automated tools that expected a consistent Java naming pattern failed when
interacting with java-1.8.0-openjdk. With this update, java-1.8.0-openjdk
installation directory follows the same pattern as the previous versions, which
prevents the described problem. Note that due to the changes in the path
structure, it is now impossible to revert to a version of java-1.8.0-openjdk
prior to this update. (BZ#1254197)

Users of java-1.8.0-openjdk are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which fix this bug. All running instances of OpenJDK 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.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.7 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
• 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 - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.7 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 6.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.7 x86_64

Fixes

• BZ - 1254197 - Inconsistent directory naming and alternatives handling between Java 6/7 and 8

CVEs

(none)

References

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