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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5: RHSA-2012:1243-01 Critical: Java Threat

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Calendar Grey September 7, 2012
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important notice regarding java-1.4.2-ibm resolving various vulnerabilities on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Updated java-1.4.2-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary

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

Summary

IBM J2SE version 1.4.2 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-2012-1713, CVE-2012-1717, CVE-2012-1718, CVE-2012-1719)
All users of java-1.4.2-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain the IBM J2SE 1.4.2 SR13-FP13 release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for this update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory red hat critical linux java update runtime issue

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1713 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1717 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1718 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1719 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk/

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm
x86_64: java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.13-1jpp.1.el5_8.i386.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:1243-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1243.html
Issue date: 2012-09-07

Topic

Updated java-1.4.2-ibm packages that fix several security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having criticalsecurity impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE links in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory red hat critical linux java update runtime issue

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

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

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)

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