[USN-2319-2] OpenJDK 7 regression

[Jamie Strandboge]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2319-2
August 26, 2014

openjdk-7 regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

USN-2319-1 introduced a regression in OpenJDK 7.

Software Description:
- openjdk-7: Open Source Java implementation

Details:

USN-2319-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenJDK 7. Due to an upstream
regression, verifying of the init method call would fail when it was done
from inside a branch when stack frames are activated. This update fixes the
problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

 Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to
 information disclosure, data integrity and availability. An attacker could
 exploit these to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive data over
 the network. (CVE-2014-2483, CVE-2014-2490, CVE-2014-4216, CVE-2014-4219,
 CVE-2014-4223, CVE-2014-4262)

 Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to
 information disclosure and data integrity. An attacker could exploit these
 to expose sensitive data over the network. (CVE-2014-4209, CVE-2014-4244,
 CVE-2014-4263)

 Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to data
 integrity. (CVE-2014-4218, CVE-2014-4266)

 A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to availability.
 An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service.
 (CVE-2014-4264)

 Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to
 information disclosure. An attacker could exploit these to expose sensitive
 data over the network. (CVE-2014-4221, CVE-2014-4252, CVE-2014-4268)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  icedtea-7-jre-jamvm             7u65-2.5.1-4ubuntu1~0.14.04.2
  openjdk-7-jre                   7u65-2.5.1-4ubuntu1~0.14.04.2
  openjdk-7-jre-headless          7u65-2.5.1-4ubuntu1~0.14.04.2
  openjdk-7-jre-lib               7u65-2.5.1-4ubuntu1~0.14.04.2
  openjdk-7-jre-zero              7u65-2.5.1-4ubuntu1~0.14.04.2

After a standard system update you need to restart any Java applications
to make all the necessary changes.

References:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2319-2
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2319-1
  https://launchpad.net/bugs/1360392

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-7/7u65-2.5.1-4ubuntu1~0.14.04.2




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