- Issued:
- 2013-02-26
- Updated:
- 2013-02-26
RHSA-2013:0570 - Low: Oracle Java SE 6 - notification of end of public updates
Synopsis
Low: Oracle Java SE 6 - notification of end of public updates
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Low
Topic
Oracle Java SE 6 will no longer receive updates after February 28, 2013. The java-1.6.0-sun packages on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary media and Supplementary Red Hat Network (RHN) channels are affected.
Description
Oracle Java SE 6 will no longer receive updates after February 28, 2013. The Oracle Java SE 6 packages on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary media and Red Hat Network (RHN) channels will continue to be available after February 28, 2013.
Red Hat will continue to provide these packages only as a courtesy to customers. Red Hat will not provide updates to these packages after this date.
Solution
Red Hat recommends that customers using Oracle Java SE 6 choose one of the following alternative Java implementations:
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OpenJDK 6, which is available and supported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
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IBM's Java SE 6, which is available on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary media and Supplementary RHN channels through September 2017.
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OpenJDK 7, which is available and supported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
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IBM's Java SE 7, which is available on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary media and Supplementary RHN channels.
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Oracle Java SE 7, which is available today on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary media and Supplementary RHN channels.
In the near future, Red Hat will provide updated packages for these alternative Java implementations and detailed instructions describing how to configure a new default Java runtime environment.
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.4 | 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 Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | 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 from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 6.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
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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/.
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