Issued:
2008-08-13
Updated:
2008-08-13

RHSA-2008:0636 - Low: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Sun Java Runtime security update

Synopsis

Low: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Sun Java Runtime security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Low

Topic

Red Hat Network Satellite Server version 5.1.1 is now available. This update includes fixes for a number of security issues in the Red Hat Network Satellite Server Sun Java Runtime Environment.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Description

This release corrects several security vulnerabilities in the Sun Java Runtime Environment shipped as part of Red Hat Network Satellite Server 5.1. In a typical operating environment, these are of low security risk as the runtime is not used on untrusted applets.

Multiple flaws were fixed in the Sun Java 1.5.0 Runtime Environment. (CVE-2008-3103, CVE-2008-3104, CVE-2008-3107, CVE-2008-3111, CVE-2008-3112, CVE-2008-3113, CVE-2008-3114)

Users of Red Hat Network Satellite Server 5.1 are advised to upgrade to 5.1.1, which resolves these issues.

Solution

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/satellite/Red_Hat_Network_Satellite-5.1.0/html/Installation_Guide/s1-maintenance-update.html

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Network Satellite 5.1 (for RHEL Server)5.1x86_64
Red Hat Network Satellite 5.1 (for RHEL Mainframe)5.1s390

Updated Packages

  • java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm

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