Synopsis

Critical: java-1.4.2-ibm security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Critical

Topic

Updated java-1.4.2-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5 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.

Description

The IBM Java SE version 1.4.2 release includes the IBM Java 1.4.2 Runtime
Environment and the IBM Java 1.4.2 Software Development Kit.

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java 1.4.2 Runtime
Environment and the IBM Java 1.4.2 Software Development Kit. Detailed
vulnerability descriptions are linked from the IBM "Security alerts" page,
listed in the References section. (CVE-2011-3389, CVE-2011-3545,
CVE-2011-3547, CVE-2011-3548, CVE-2011-3549, CVE-2011-3552, CVE-2011-3556,
CVE-2011-3557, CVE-2011-3560)

All users of java-1.4.2-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which contain the IBM Java 1.4.2 SR13-FP11 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 Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 737506 - CVE-2011-3389 HTTPS: block-wise chosen-plaintext attack against SSL/TLS (BEAST)
• BZ - 745379 - CVE-2011-3560 OpenJDK: missing checkSetFactory calls in HttpsURLConnection (JSSE, 7096936)
• BZ - 745387 - CVE-2011-3547 OpenJDK: InputStream skip() information leak (Networking/IO, 7000600)
• BZ - 745397 - CVE-2011-3552 OpenJDK: excessive default UDP socket limit under SecurityManager (Networking, 7032417)
• BZ - 745459 - CVE-2011-3556 OpenJDK: RMI DGC server remote code execution (RMI, 7077466)
• BZ - 745464 - CVE-2011-3557 OpenJDK: RMI registry privileged code execution (RMI, 7083012)
• BZ - 745473 - CVE-2011-3548 OpenJDK: mutable static AWTKeyStroke.ctor (AWT, 7019773)
• BZ - 747191 - CVE-2011-3545 Oracle/IBM JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u29 (Sound)
• BZ - 747198 - CVE-2011-3549 Oracle/IBM JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u29 (Swing)

CVEs

• CVE-2011-3556
• CVE-2011-3548
• CVE-2011-3552
• CVE-2011-3389
• CVE-2011-3547
• CVE-2011-3560
• CVE-2011-3557
• CVE-2011-3549
• CVE-2011-3545

References