[USN-2942-1] OpenJDK 7 vulnerability

[Jamie Strandboge]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2942-1
March 24, 2016

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

- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

OpenJDK could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received
specially crafted input.

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

Details:

A vulnerability was discovered in the JRE related to information
disclosure, data integrity, and availability. An attacker could exploit
these to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive data over the network,
or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 15.10:
  icedtea-7-jre-jamvm             7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
  openjdk-7-jre                   7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
  openjdk-7-jre-headless          7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
  openjdk-7-jre-lib               7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
  openjdk-7-jre-zero              7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  icedtea-7-jre-jamvm             7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
  openjdk-7-jdk                   7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
  openjdk-7-jre                   7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
  openjdk-7-jre-headless          7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
  openjdk-7-jre-lib               7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
  openjdk-7-jre-zero              7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any Java
applications or applets to make all the necessary changes.

References:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2942-1
  CVE-2016-0636

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-7/7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-7/7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
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