RHBA-2018:2055 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

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

Description

Oracle Java SE version 8 includes the Oracle Java Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java Software Development Kit.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Previously, java-1.8.0-oracle packages contained incorrect links to Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) policies. As a consequence, the policies were not applied properly. This update fixes the affected links. (BZ#1375982)

Users of java-1.8.0-oracle are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.

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

• Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Server) 6 x86_64
• Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Server) 6 i386
• Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Client) 6 x86_64
• Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Client) 6 i386
• Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Compute Node) 6 x86_64
• Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Workstation) 6 x86_64
• Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Workstation) 6 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 1375982 - Updating Oracle JDK breaks links to JCE policies

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)