Issued:: 2009-11-04
Updated:: 2009-11-04

RHSA-2009:1551 - Moderate: java-1.4.2-ibm security update

Synopsis

Moderate: java-1.4.2-ibm security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Moderate

Topic

Updated java-1.4.2-ibm packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 for SAP.

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

Description

The IBM 1.4.2 SR13-FP2 Java release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit.

This update fixes two vulnerabilities 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-2008-5349, CVE-2009-2625)

Warning: Do not install these java-1.4.2-ibm packages for SAP alongside the java-1.4.2-ibm packages from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras or Supplementary channels on the Red Hat Network. Doing so could cause your system to fail to update cleanly, among other possible problems.

All users of java-1.4.2-ibm for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 for SAP are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain the IBM 1.4.2 SR13-FP2 Java release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for this 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

Product	Version	Arch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications for x86_64	5	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications for x86_64	4	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications for x86_64 from RHUI	5	x86_64

Updated Packages

java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.13.2.sap-1jpp.4.el5_3.x86_64.rpm
java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.2.sap-1jpp.4.el5_3.x86_64.rpm
java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.13.2.sap-1jpp.4.el5_3.x86_64.rpm
java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.13.2.sap-1jpp.4.el5_3.x86_64.rpm
java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.2.sap-1jpp.4.el5_3.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

References

Additional information

The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.