RHSA-2011:0299 - Security Advisory

Topic

Updated java-1.4.2-ibm-sap packages that fix one security issue are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5 and 6 for SAP.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate
security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in
the References section.

Description

The IBM 1.4.2 SR13-FP8 Java release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime
Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit.

A denial of service flaw was found in the way certain strings were
converted to Double objects. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause
Java based applications to hang, for example, if they parsed Double values
in a specially-crafted HTTP request. (CVE-2010-4476)

Note: The java-1.4.2-ibm packages were renamed to java-1.4.2-ibm-sap to
correct a naming overlap; however, java-1.4.2-ibm-sap does not
automatically obsolete the previous java-1.4.2-ibm packages for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 for SAP. Refer to the RHBA-2010:0491 and
RHBA-2010:0530 advisories, listed in the References, for further
information.

All users of java-1.4.2-ibm-sap for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5 and 6 for
SAP are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain the IBM
1.4.2 SR13-FP8 Java release. All running instances of IBM Java must be
restarted for this update to take effect.

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/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications for x86_64 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications for x86_64 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications for x86_64 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications for x86_64 from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64

Fixes

• BZ - 674336 - CVE-2010-4476 JDK Double.parseDouble Denial-Of-Service

CVEs

• CVE-2010-4476

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
• http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2010-0491.html
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2010-0530.html