RHEL : java-1.6.0-ibm security update

1.Status :

Critical

Summary:

Updated java-1.6.0-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 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.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, ppc, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

IBM Java SE version 6 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-2012-0551, CVE-2012-1713, CVE-2012-1716, CVE-2012-1717, CVE-2012-1718, CVE-2012-1719, CVE-2012-1721, CVE-2012-1722, CVE-2012-1725)

All users of java-1.6.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, containing the IBM Java SE 6 SR11 release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

4. 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

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

829358 - CVE-2012-1717 OpenJDK: insecure temporary file permissions (JRE, 7143606)

829360 - CVE-2012-1716 OpenJDK: SynthLookAndFeel application context bypass (Swing, 7143614)

829361 - CVE-2012-1713 OpenJDK: fontmanager layout lookup code memory corruption (2D, 7143617)

829371 - CVE-2012-1719 OpenJDK: mutable repository identifiers in generated stub code (CORBA, 7143851)

829372 - CVE-2012-1718 OpenJDK: CRL and certificate extensions handling improvements (Security, 7143872)

829376 - CVE-2012-1725 OpenJDK: insufficient invokespecial <init> verification (HotSpot, 7160757)

831353 - CVE-2012-1721 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u33 and 7u5 (Deployment)

831354 - CVE-2012-1722 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u33 and 7u5 (Deployment)

831355 - CVE-2012-0551 Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u33 and 7u5 (Deployment)