Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2014:1657 - Security Advisory
Issued:
2014-10-16
Updated:
2014-10-16

RHSA-2014:1657 - Security Advisory

Synopsis

Critical: java-1.7.0-oracle security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Critical

Topic

Updated java-1.7.0-oracle packages that fix several security issues are now
available for Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.

Red Hat Product Security 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

Oracle Java SE version 7 includes the Oracle Java Runtime Environment and
the Oracle Java Software Development Kit.

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the Oracle Java Runtime
Environment and the Oracle Java Software Development Kit. Further
information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Java SE Critical
Patch Update Advisory page, listed in the References section.
(CVE-2014-4288, CVE-2014-6456, CVE-2014-6457, CVE-2014-6458, CVE-2014-6476,
CVE-2014-6492, CVE-2014-6493, CVE-2014-6502, CVE-2014-6503, CVE-2014-6504,
CVE-2014-6506, CVE-2014-6511, CVE-2014-6512, CVE-2014-6515, CVE-2014-6517,
CVE-2014-6519, CVE-2014-6527, CVE-2014-6531, CVE-2014-6532, CVE-2014-6558)

The CVE-2014-6512 issue was discovered by Florian Weimer of Red Hat
Product Security.

All users of java-1.7.0-oracle are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which provide Oracle Java 7 Update 72 and resolve these issues.
All running instances of Oracle Java must be restarted for the 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/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Server) 7 x86_64
  • 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 Server) 5 x86_64
  • Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Server) 5 i386
  • Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Client) 7 x86_64
  • 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 Client) 5 x86_64
  • Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Client) 5 i386
  • Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Compute Node) 7 x86_64
  • Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Compute Node) 6 x86_64
  • Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Workstation) 7 x86_64
  • Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Workstation) 6 x86_64
  • Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Workstation) 6 i386
  • Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Workstation) 5 x86_64
  • Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Workstation) 5 i386
  • Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Compute Node) - Extended Update Support 6.6 x86_64
  • Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Server) - Extended Update Support 6.6 x86_64
  • Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Server) - Extended Update Support 6.6 i386
  • Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Server) - AUS 6.6 x86_64

Fixes

  • BZ - 1071210 - CVE-2014-6512 OpenJDK: DatagramSocket connected socket missing source check (Libraries, 8039509)
  • BZ - 1150155 - CVE-2014-6506 OpenJDK: insufficient permission checks when setting resource bundle on system logger (Libraries, 8041564)
  • BZ - 1150182 - CVE-2014-6504 OpenJDK: incorrect optimization of range checks in C2 compiler (Hotspot, 8022783)
  • BZ - 1150273 - CVE-2014-6519 OpenJDK: missing BootstrapMethods bounds check (Hotspot, 8041717)
  • BZ - 1150651 - CVE-2014-6531 OpenJDK: insufficient ResourceBundle name check (Libraries, 8044274)
  • BZ - 1150669 - CVE-2014-6502 OpenJDK: LogRecord use of incorrect CL when loading ResourceBundle (Libraries, 8042797)
  • BZ - 1151046 - CVE-2014-6457 OpenJDK: Triple Handshake attack against TLS/SSL connections (JSSE, 8037066)
  • BZ - 1151063 - CVE-2014-6558 OpenJDK: CipherInputStream incorrect exception handling (Security, 8037846)
  • BZ - 1151364 - CVE-2014-6517 OpenJDK: StAX parser parameter entity XXE (JAXP, 8039533)
  • BZ - 1151517 - CVE-2014-6511 ICU: Layout Engine ContextualSubstitution missing boundary checks (JDK 2D, 8041540)
  • BZ - 1152756 - CVE-2014-6532 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u85, 7u71 and 8u25 (Deployment)
  • BZ - 1152757 - CVE-2014-6503 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u85, 7u71 and 8u25 (Deployment)
  • BZ - 1152758 - CVE-2014-6456 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 7u71 and 8u25 (Deployment)
  • BZ - 1152759 - CVE-2014-6492 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u85, 7u71 and 8u25 (Deployment)
  • BZ - 1152760 - CVE-2014-6493 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u85, 7u71 and 8u25 (Deployment)
  • BZ - 1152761 - CVE-2014-4288 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u85, 7u71 and 8u25 (Deployment)
  • BZ - 1152763 - CVE-2014-6458 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u85, 7u71 and 8u25 (Deployment)
  • BZ - 1152765 - CVE-2014-6476 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 7u71 and 8u25 (Deployment)
  • BZ - 1152766 - CVE-2014-6515 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u85, 7u71 and 8u25 (Deployment)
  • BZ - 1152767 - CVE-2014-6527 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 7u71 and 8u25 (Deployment)

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