RHSA-2013:0855 - Security Advisory

Topic

Updated java-1.5.0-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
important 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

IBM J2SE version 5.0 includes the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM
Java Software Development Kit.

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java Runtime
Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit. Detailed
vulnerability descriptions are linked from the IBM Security alerts page,
listed in the References section. (CVE-2013-0169, CVE-2013-0401,
CVE-2013-1491, CVE-2013-1537, CVE-2013-1557, CVE-2013-1569, CVE-2013-2383,
CVE-2013-2384, CVE-2013-2394, CVE-2013-2417, CVE-2013-2419, CVE-2013-2420,
CVE-2013-2424, CVE-2013-2429, CVE-2013-2430, CVE-2013-2432)

All users of java-1.5.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, containing the IBM J2SE 5.0 SR16-FP2 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/knowledge/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 6.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.9 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.9 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.9 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.5 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.4 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.9 ppc
• 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 - AUS 6.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.9 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.9 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.9 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.9 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 907589 - CVE-2013-0169 SSL/TLS: CBC padding timing attack (lucky-13)
• BZ - 920245 - CVE-2013-0401 OpenJDK: sun.awt.datatransfer.ClassLoaderObjectInputStream class may incorrectly invoke the system class loader (CanSecWest 2013, AWT, 8009305)
• BZ - 920248 - CVE-2013-1491 Oracle JDK: unspecified sanbox bypass (CanSecWest 2013, 2D)
• BZ - 952387 - CVE-2013-1537 OpenJDK: remote code loading enabled by default (RMI, 8001040)
• BZ - 952509 - CVE-2013-2424 OpenJDK: MBeanInstantiator insufficient class access checks (JMX, 8006435)
• BZ - 952521 - CVE-2013-2429 OpenJDK: JPEGImageWriter state corruption (ImageIO, 8007918)
• BZ - 952524 - CVE-2013-2430 OpenJDK: JPEGImageReader state corruption (ImageIO, 8007667)
• BZ - 952638 - CVE-2013-2420 OpenJDK: image processing vulnerability (2D, 8007617)
• BZ - 952648 - CVE-2013-1557 OpenJDK: LogStream.setDefaultStream() missing security restrictions (RMI, 8001329)
• BZ - 952656 - CVE-2013-2419 ICU: Layout Engine font processing errors (JDK 2D, 8001031)
• BZ - 952657 - CVE-2013-2417 OpenJDK: Network InetAddress serialization information disclosure (Networking, 8000724)
• BZ - 952708 - CVE-2013-2383 ICU: Layout Engine font layout and glyph table errors (JDK 2D, 8004986)
• BZ - 952709 - CVE-2013-2384 ICU: Layout Engine font layout and glyph table errors (JDK 2D, 8004987)
• BZ - 952711 - CVE-2013-1569 ICU: Layout Engine font layout and glyph table errors (JDK 2D, 8004994)
• BZ - 953265 - CVE-2013-2394 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 7u21 and 6u45 (2D)
• BZ - 953269 - CVE-2013-2432 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 7u21 and 6u45 (2D)

CVEs

• CVE-2013-0169
• CVE-2013-2394
• CVE-2013-2432
• CVE-2013-2419
• CVE-2013-1537
• CVE-2013-2417
• CVE-2013-2430
• CVE-2013-0401
• CVE-2013-1569
• CVE-2013-2383
• CVE-2013-2384
• CVE-2013-2420
• CVE-2013-2424
• CVE-2013-2429
• CVE-2013-1557
• CVE-2013-1491

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
• https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/