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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2016:0778 - Security Advisory
Issued:
2016-05-10
Updated:
2016-05-10

RHSA-2016:0778 - Security Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

Moderate: icedtea-web security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Moderate

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

An update for icedtea-web is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

The IcedTea-Web project provides a Java web browser plug-in and an implementation of Java Web Start, which is based on the Netx project. It also contains a configuration tool for managing deployment settings for the plug-in and Web Start implementations. IcedTea-Web now also contains PolicyEditor - a simple tool to configure Java policies.

The following packages have been upgraded to a newer upstream version: icedtea-web (1.6.2). (BZ#1275523)

Security Fix(es):

  • It was discovered that IcedTea-Web did not properly sanitize applet URLs when storing applet trust settings. A malicious web page could use this flaw to inject trust-settings configuration, and cause applets to be executed without user approval. (CVE-2015-5234)
  • It was discovered that IcedTea-Web did not properly determine an applet's origin when asking the user if the applet should be run. A malicious page could use this flaw to cause IcedTea-Web to execute the applet without user approval, or confuse the user into approving applet execution based on an incorrectly indicated applet origin. (CVE-2015-5235)

Red Hat would like to thank Andrea Palazzo (Truel IT) for reporting these issues.

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 Release Notes and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 Technical Notes linked from the References section.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Web browsers using the IcedTea-Web browser plug-in must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
  • 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 - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386

Fixes

  • BZ - 1233667 - CVE-2015-5234 icedtea-web: unexpected permanent authorization of unsigned applets
  • BZ - 1233697 - CVE-2015-5235 icedtea-web: applet origin spoofing
  • BZ - 1299976 - jnlp.LaunchException: Fatal: Initialization Error - NullPointerException SecurityDialogs.showMissingALACAttributePanel when codebase not specified

CVEs

  • CVE-2015-5234
  • CVE-2015-5235

References

  • http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#normal
Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 55d25c886b78b049f4d9e6e991d8b59d0f0a95d80f26b7e30844b083e9fed9a7
x86_64
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2a5f271d1a51c9bbbf90d28d2f1a3ee1adacd565364ba16e2f2cf5f3f4bd8761
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2a5f271d1a51c9bbbf90d28d2f1a3ee1adacd565364ba16e2f2cf5f3f4bd8761
icedtea-web-debuginfo-1.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: fb1b9524e9b409a5505a7843364c8cc937bc304e120711ca6310c76124345a67
icedtea-web-debuginfo-1.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: fb1b9524e9b409a5505a7843364c8cc937bc304e120711ca6310c76124345a67
icedtea-web-javadoc-1.6.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: f7f4b9621b6014361e49d6671f8495242b7803bc244f014faba2fe640e8bfbe1
icedtea-web-javadoc-1.6.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: f7f4b9621b6014361e49d6671f8495242b7803bc244f014faba2fe640e8bfbe1
i386
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: ec2b63d7a40a89419140e144782c4e118c5ca23f70a3d4d5c35c1fbc7c9f373f
icedtea-web-debuginfo-1.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3b3c1d72becb2570f827c7ae40ed162587053086469d20202c71118b6c06f9e9
icedtea-web-javadoc-1.6.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: f7f4b9621b6014361e49d6671f8495242b7803bc244f014faba2fe640e8bfbe1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 55d25c886b78b049f4d9e6e991d8b59d0f0a95d80f26b7e30844b083e9fed9a7
x86_64
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2a5f271d1a51c9bbbf90d28d2f1a3ee1adacd565364ba16e2f2cf5f3f4bd8761
icedtea-web-debuginfo-1.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: fb1b9524e9b409a5505a7843364c8cc937bc304e120711ca6310c76124345a67
icedtea-web-javadoc-1.6.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: f7f4b9621b6014361e49d6671f8495242b7803bc244f014faba2fe640e8bfbe1
i386
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: ec2b63d7a40a89419140e144782c4e118c5ca23f70a3d4d5c35c1fbc7c9f373f
icedtea-web-debuginfo-1.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3b3c1d72becb2570f827c7ae40ed162587053086469d20202c71118b6c06f9e9
icedtea-web-javadoc-1.6.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: f7f4b9621b6014361e49d6671f8495242b7803bc244f014faba2fe640e8bfbe1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 55d25c886b78b049f4d9e6e991d8b59d0f0a95d80f26b7e30844b083e9fed9a7
x86_64
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2a5f271d1a51c9bbbf90d28d2f1a3ee1adacd565364ba16e2f2cf5f3f4bd8761
icedtea-web-debuginfo-1.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: fb1b9524e9b409a5505a7843364c8cc937bc304e120711ca6310c76124345a67
icedtea-web-javadoc-1.6.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: f7f4b9621b6014361e49d6671f8495242b7803bc244f014faba2fe640e8bfbe1
i386
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: ec2b63d7a40a89419140e144782c4e118c5ca23f70a3d4d5c35c1fbc7c9f373f
icedtea-web-debuginfo-1.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3b3c1d72becb2570f827c7ae40ed162587053086469d20202c71118b6c06f9e9
icedtea-web-javadoc-1.6.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: f7f4b9621b6014361e49d6671f8495242b7803bc244f014faba2fe640e8bfbe1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 55d25c886b78b049f4d9e6e991d8b59d0f0a95d80f26b7e30844b083e9fed9a7
x86_64
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2a5f271d1a51c9bbbf90d28d2f1a3ee1adacd565364ba16e2f2cf5f3f4bd8761
icedtea-web-debuginfo-1.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: fb1b9524e9b409a5505a7843364c8cc937bc304e120711ca6310c76124345a67
icedtea-web-javadoc-1.6.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: f7f4b9621b6014361e49d6671f8495242b7803bc244f014faba2fe640e8bfbe1
i386
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: ec2b63d7a40a89419140e144782c4e118c5ca23f70a3d4d5c35c1fbc7c9f373f
icedtea-web-debuginfo-1.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3b3c1d72becb2570f827c7ae40ed162587053086469d20202c71118b6c06f9e9
icedtea-web-javadoc-1.6.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: f7f4b9621b6014361e49d6671f8495242b7803bc244f014faba2fe640e8bfbe1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 55d25c886b78b049f4d9e6e991d8b59d0f0a95d80f26b7e30844b083e9fed9a7
x86_64
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2a5f271d1a51c9bbbf90d28d2f1a3ee1adacd565364ba16e2f2cf5f3f4bd8761
icedtea-web-debuginfo-1.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: fb1b9524e9b409a5505a7843364c8cc937bc304e120711ca6310c76124345a67
icedtea-web-javadoc-1.6.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: f7f4b9621b6014361e49d6671f8495242b7803bc244f014faba2fe640e8bfbe1
i386
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: ec2b63d7a40a89419140e144782c4e118c5ca23f70a3d4d5c35c1fbc7c9f373f
icedtea-web-debuginfo-1.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3b3c1d72becb2570f827c7ae40ed162587053086469d20202c71118b6c06f9e9
icedtea-web-javadoc-1.6.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: f7f4b9621b6014361e49d6671f8495242b7803bc244f014faba2fe640e8bfbe1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 55d25c886b78b049f4d9e6e991d8b59d0f0a95d80f26b7e30844b083e9fed9a7
x86_64
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2a5f271d1a51c9bbbf90d28d2f1a3ee1adacd565364ba16e2f2cf5f3f4bd8761
icedtea-web-debuginfo-1.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: fb1b9524e9b409a5505a7843364c8cc937bc304e120711ca6310c76124345a67
icedtea-web-javadoc-1.6.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: f7f4b9621b6014361e49d6671f8495242b7803bc244f014faba2fe640e8bfbe1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6

SRPM
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 55d25c886b78b049f4d9e6e991d8b59d0f0a95d80f26b7e30844b083e9fed9a7
x86_64
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2a5f271d1a51c9bbbf90d28d2f1a3ee1adacd565364ba16e2f2cf5f3f4bd8761
icedtea-web-debuginfo-1.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: fb1b9524e9b409a5505a7843364c8cc937bc304e120711ca6310c76124345a67
icedtea-web-javadoc-1.6.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: f7f4b9621b6014361e49d6671f8495242b7803bc244f014faba2fe640e8bfbe1
i386
icedtea-web-1.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: ec2b63d7a40a89419140e144782c4e118c5ca23f70a3d4d5c35c1fbc7c9f373f
icedtea-web-debuginfo-1.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3b3c1d72becb2570f827c7ae40ed162587053086469d20202c71118b6c06f9e9
icedtea-web-javadoc-1.6.2-1.el6.noarch.rpm SHA-256: f7f4b9621b6014361e49d6671f8495242b7803bc244f014faba2fe640e8bfbe1

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