RHBA-2020:1071 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An update for java-1.8.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 7.

Description

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7.8 Release Notes linked from the References section.

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 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7 ppc64le

Fixes

• BZ - 1688376 - Shenandoah does not work with TransparentHugePages properly
• BZ - 1688383 - Shenandoah should not commit HugeTLBFS memory
• BZ - 1710095 - SessionId.hashCode generates too many collisions
• BZ - 1710928 - JVM net.properties file overwritten on package upgrade
• BZ - 1732136 - Kerberos flags all incoming tokens as duplicates
• BZ - 1737109 - Update OpenJDK to 8u232 ahead of the October 2019 security update
• BZ - 1741676 - Mouse wheel change focus on awt/swing windows on openjdk-1.8.0
• BZ - 1746874 - Elliptic Curve secp256k1 is missing in java-1.8.0-openjdk

CVEs

(none)

References

• https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/7.8_release_notes/index