Issued:: 2015-11-23
Updated:: 2015-11-23

RHSA-2015:2509 - Critical: java-1.8.0-ibm security update

Synopsis

Critical: java-1.8.0-ibm security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Critical

Topic

Updated java-1.8.0-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Supplementary.

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

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

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit. Further information about these flaws can be found on the IBM Java Security alerts page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2015-4734, CVE-2015-4803, CVE-2015-4805, CVE-2015-4806, CVE-2015-4810, CVE-2015-4835, CVE-2015-4840, CVE-2015-4842, CVE-2015-4843, CVE-2015-4844, CVE-2015-4860, CVE-2015-4871, CVE-2015-4872, CVE-2015-4882, CVE-2015-4883, CVE-2015-4893, CVE-2015-4902, CVE-2015-4903, CVE-2015-5006)

Red Hat would like to thank Andrea Palazzo of Truel IT for reporting the CVE-2015-4806 issue.

All users of java-1.8.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, containing the IBM Java SE 8 SR2 release. All running instances of IBM 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.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

Product	Version	Arch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support	7.5	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support	7.4	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support	7.3	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support	7.2	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing	7	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian	7	ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support	7.5	ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support	7.4	ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support	7.3	ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support	7.2	ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian	7	ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support	7.5	ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support	7.4	ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support	7.3	ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support	7.2	ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems	7	s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support	7.5	s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support	7.4	s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support	7.3	s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support	7.2	s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation	7	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server	7	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI	7	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node	7.3	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node	7.2	x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop	7	x86_64

Updated Packages

java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.s390x.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.s390.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.s390x.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.s390.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.i686.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.s390x.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.s390x.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.s390x.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.i686.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.ppc.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.ppc.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.ppc64.rpm
java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.2.0-1jpp.1.el7.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

References

http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#normal

Additional information

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