- Issued:
- 2012-11-07
- Updated:
- 2012-11-07
RHSA-2012:1434 - Critical: icedtea-web security update
Synopsis
Critical: icedtea-web security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Critical
Topic
Updated icedtea-web packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
Description
The IcedTea-Web project provides a Java web browser plug-in and an implementation of Java Web Start, which is based on the Netx project. It also contains a configuration tool for managing deployment settings for the plug-in and Web Start implementations.
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the IcedTea-Web plug-in. Visiting a malicious web page could cause a web browser using the IcedTea-Web plug-in to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-4540)
Red Hat would like to thank Arthur Gerkis for reporting this issue.
This erratum also upgrades IcedTea-Web to version 1.2.2. Refer to the NEWS file, linked to in the References, for further information.
All IcedTea-Web users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve this issue. Web browsers using the IcedTea-Web browser plug-in must be restarted for this 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/knowledge/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.3 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- icedtea-web-debuginfo-1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
- icedtea-web-1.2.2-1.el6_3.src.rpm
- icedtea-web-debuginfo-1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
- icedtea-web-1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
- icedtea-web-1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
- icedtea-web-javadoc-1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
- icedtea-web-javadoc-1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
- Content from icedtea.classpath.org is not included.Content from icedtea.classpath.org is not included.http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/file/icedtea-web-1.2.2/NEWS
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.