[USN-3077-1] OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities

Steve Beattie steve.beattie at canonical.com
Mon Sep 12 23:04:46 UTC 2016


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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3077-1
September 12, 2016

openjdk-6 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 6.

Software Description:
- openjdk-6: Open Source Java implementation

Details:

A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to data
integrity. An attacker could exploit this to expose sensitive data over the
network or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3458)

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related
to availability.  An attacker could exploit these to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2016-3500, CVE-2016-3508)

A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information
disclosure. An attacker could exploit this to expose sensitive data over
the network. (CVE-2016-3550)

A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information
disclosure, data integrity, and availability. An attacker could exploit
this to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive data over the network,
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3606)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  icedtea-6-jre-cacao             6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  icedtea-6-jre-jamvm             6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre                   6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-headless          6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-lib               6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-zero              6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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-3077-1
  CVE-2016-3458, CVE-2016-3500, CVE-2016-3508, CVE-2016-3550,
  CVE-2016-3606

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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