Issued:
2015-01-22
Updated:
2015-01-22

RHSA-2015:0080 - Critical: java-1.8.0-oracle security update

Synopsis

Critical: java-1.8.0-oracle security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Critical

Topic

Updated java-1.8.0-oracle packages that fix several security issues are now available for Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Description

Oracle Java SE version 8 includes the Oracle Java Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java Software Development Kit.

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the Oracle Java Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java Software Development Kit. Further information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update Advisory page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2014-3566, CVE-2014-6549, CVE-2014-6585, CVE-2014-6587, CVE-2014-6591, CVE-2014-6593, CVE-2014-6601, CVE-2015-0383, CVE-2015-0395, CVE-2015-0403, CVE-2015-0406, CVE-2015-0407, CVE-2015-0408, CVE-2015-0410, CVE-2015-0412, CVE-2015-0413, CVE-2015-0421, CVE-2015-0437)

The CVE-2015-0383 issue was discovered by Red Hat.

Note: With this update, the Oracle Java SE now disables the SSL 3.0 protocol to address the CVE-2014-3566 issue (also known as POODLE). Refer to the Red Hat Bugzilla bug linked to in the References section for instructions on how to re-enable SSL 3.0 support if needed.

All users of java-1.8.0-oracle are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which provide Oracle Java 8 Update 31 and resolve these issues. All running instances of Oracle Java must be restarted for the 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/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Workstation)6x86_64
Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Workstation)6i386
Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Server)6x86_64
Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Server)6i386
Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Server) - Extended Update Support6.6x86_64
Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Server) - Extended Update Support6.6i386
Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Server) - AUS6.6x86_64
Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Compute Node)6x86_64
Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Compute Node) - Extended Update Support6.6x86_64
Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Client)6x86_64
Oracle Java (Restricted Maintenance) (for RHEL Client)6i386

Updated Packages

  • java-1.8.0-oracle-devel-1.8.0.31-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-oracle-src-1.8.0.31-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-oracle-1.8.0.31-1jpp.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-oracle-javafx-1.8.0.31-1jpp.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-oracle-plugin-1.8.0.31-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-oracle-1.8.0.31-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-oracle-src-1.8.0.31-1jpp.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-oracle-plugin-1.8.0.31-1jpp.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-oracle-devel-1.8.0.31-1jpp.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-oracle-javafx-1.8.0.31-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc-1.8.0.31-1jpp.1.el6.i686.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc-1.8.0.31-1jpp.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

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References

Additional information