Issued:
2009-05-07
Updated:
2009-05-07

RHSA-2009:0466 - Low: java-1.5.0-ibm security update

Synopsis

Low: java-1.5.0-ibm security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Low

Topic

Updated java-1.5.0-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Network Satellite Server.

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

Description

This update corrects several security vulnerabilities in the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit, shipped as part of Red Hat Network Satellite Server. In a typical operating environment, these are of low security risk as the runtime is not used on untrusted applets.

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit. These vulnerabilities are summarized on the IBM "Security alerts" page listed in the References section. (CVE-2008-3103, CVE-2008-5345, CVE-2008-5346, CVE-2008-5348, CVE-2008-5349, CVE-2008-5350, CVE-2008-5351, CVE-2008-5352, CVE-2008-5353, CVE-2008-5354, CVE-2008-5356, CVE-2008-5357, CVE-2008-5359, CVE-2008-5360)

All users of java-1.5.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, containing the IBM 1.5.0 SR9 Java release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

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://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle5.2x86_64
Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle5.2i386

Updated Packages

  • java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5.s390x.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5.s390x.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5.src.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.9-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

References

Additional information