A new update is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Here the announcement:
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Critical: java-1.6.0-sun security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:0392-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0392.html
Issue date: 2009-03-26
CVE Names: CVE-2006-2426 CVE-2009-1093 CVE-2009-1094
CVE-2009-1095 CVE-2009-1096 CVE-2009-1097
CVE-2009-1098 CVE-2009-1099 CVE-2009-1100
CVE-2009-1101 CVE-2009-1102 CVE-2009-1103
CVE-2009-1104 CVE-2009-1105 CVE-2009-1106
CVE-2009-1107
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1. Summary:
Updated java-1.6.0-sun packages that correct several security issues are
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and 5 Supplementary.
This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64
3. Description:
The Sun 1.6.0 Java release includes the Sun Java 6 Runtime Environment and
the Sun Java 6 Software Development Kit.
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the Sun Java 6 Runtime
Environment and the Sun Java 6 Software Development Kit. These
vulnerabilities are summarized on the "Advance notification of Security
Updates for Java SE" page from Sun Microsystems, listed in the References
section. (CVE-2006-2426, CVE-2009-1093, CVE-2009-1094, CVE-2009-1095,
CVE-2009-1096, CVE-2009-1097, CVE-2009-1098, CVE-2009-1099, CVE-2009-1100,
CVE-2009-1101, CVE-2009-1102, CVE-2009-1103, CVE-2009-1104, CVE-2009-1105,
CVE-2009-1106, CVE-2009-1107)
Users of java-1.6.0-sun should upgrade to these updated packages, which
correct these issues. All running instances of Sun Java must be restarted
for the update to take effect.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
395481 - CVE-2006-2426 Untrusted applet causes DoS by filling up disk space
490166 - CVE-2009-1101 OpenJDK JAX-WS service endpoint remote Denial-of-Service (6630639)
490167 - CVE-2009-1093 OpenJDK remote LDAP Denial-Of-Service (6717680)
490168 - CVE-2009-1094 OpenJDK LDAP client remote code execution (6737315)
490169 - CVE-2009-1095 CVE-2009-1096 OpenJDK Pack200 Buffer overflow vulnerability (6792554)
490172 - CVE-2009-1102 OpenJDK code generation vulnerability (6636360)
490174 - CVE-2009-1097 OpenJDK PNG processing buffer overflow vulnerability (6804996)
490178 - CVE-2009-1098 OpenJDK GIF processing buffer overflow vulnerability (6804998)
492302 - CVE-2009-1099 OpenJDK: Type1 font processing buffer overflow vulnerability
492305 - CVE-2009-1100 OpenJDK: DoS (disk consumption) via handling of temporary font files
492306 - CVE-2009-1103 OpenJDK: Files disclosure, arbitrary code execution via "deserializing applets" (6646860)
492308 - CVE-2009-1104 OpenJDK: Intended access restrictions bypass via LiveConnect (6724331)
492309 - CVE-2009-1105 OpenJDK: Possibility of trusted applet run in older, vulnerable version of JRE (6706490)
492310 - CVE-2009-1106 OpenJDK: Improper parsing of crossdomain.xml files (intended access restriction bypass) (6798948)
492312 - CVE-2009-1107 OpenJDK: Signed applet remote misuse possibility (6782871)
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386:
java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
x86_64:
java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:
i386:
java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
x86_64:
java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:
i386:
java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
x86_64:
java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras:
i386:
java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586.rpm
x86_64:
java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):
i386:
java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586.rpm
x86_64:
java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):
i386:
java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586.rpm
x86_64:
java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-devel-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-sun-src-1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
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7. References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2426
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1093
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1094
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1095
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1096
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1097
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1098
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1099
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1100
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1101
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1102
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1103
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1104
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1105
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1106
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1107
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/advance_notification_of_security_updates4
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2009 Red Hat, Inc.
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