- Issued:
- 2017-12-19
- Updated:
- 2017-12-19
RHBA-2017:3488 - java-1.8.0-openjdk bug fix update
Synopsis
java-1.8.0-openjdk bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory None
Topic
Updated java-1.8.0-openjdk packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Description
The java-1.8.0-openjdk packages provide the OpenJDK 8 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 8 Java Software Development Kit.
This update fixes the following bugs:
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Previously, the OpenJDK 8 HotSpot virtual machine (VM) leaked memory when running for long periods of time. As a consequence, the memory usage of Java applications was increasing indefinitely. With this update, the leak in the VM sweeper code has been fixed. As a result, the memory usage of the VM remains stable over time. (BZ#1505692)
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Prior to this update, the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) G1 garbage collector did not collect interned strings. As a consequence, the JVM sometimes terminated unexpectedly due to running out of memory when using large heaps. With this update, the garbage collector has been fixed to collect interned strings properly. As a result, the JVM no longer crashes due to this bug. (BZ#1515212)
Users of java-1.8.0-openjdk are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs. 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.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian | 7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9 | 7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 | 7 | aarch64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.6 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.4 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian | 7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian | 7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7 | x86_64 |
Updated Packages
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.noarch.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.noarch.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.src.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.i686.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.i686.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.noarch.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.i686.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.noarch.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.i686.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.i686.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.i686.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.i686.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.i686.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.i686.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.i686.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.i686.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.s390x.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.i686.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.i686.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
- java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-debug-1.8.0.151-5.b12.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
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