Issued:
2013-11-20
Updated:
2013-11-20

RHBA-2013:1741 - java-1.6.0-openjdk bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

java-1.6.0-openjdk bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated java-1.6.0-openjdk packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The java-1.6.0-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 6 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 6 Java Software Development Kit.

The java-1.6.0-openjdk packages have been upgraded to upstream IcedTea version 1.13.0, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#983411)

This update also fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, int[] objects allocated by instances of the com.sun.imageio.plugins.jpeg.JPEGImageWriter class were consuming extensive amounts of memory, which was consequently not released. With this update, the underlying stream processing logic has been modified to ensure correct releasing of such memory, and extensive memory consumption no longer occurs. (BZ#976897)

Users of java-1.6.0-openjdk are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add these enhancements. All running instances of OpenJDK Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.66.1.13.0.el6.src.rpm
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.0-1.66.1.13.0.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.6.0.0-1.66.1.13.0.el6.i686.rpm
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.0-1.66.1.13.0.el6.i686.rpm
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.6.0.0-1.66.1.13.0.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.6.0.0-1.66.1.13.0.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0-1.66.1.13.0.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-src-1.6.0.0-1.66.1.13.0.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.66.1.13.0.el6.i686.rpm
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-src-1.6.0.0-1.66.1.13.0.el6.i686.rpm
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.66.1.13.0.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0-1.66.1.13.0.el6.i686.rpm
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.6.0.0-1.66.1.13.0.el6.i686.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information