Issued:
2022-02-01
Updated:
2022-02-01

RHSA-2022:0345 - Important: java-1.8.0-ibm security update

Synopsis

Important: java-1.8.0-ibm security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

An update for java-1.8.0-ibm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) 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 upgrades IBM Java SE 8 to version 8 SR7.

Security Fix(es):

  • Oracle JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 8u311 (Deployment) (CVE-2021-35560)

  • OpenJDK: Loop in HttpsServer triggered during TLS session close (JSSE, 8254967) (CVE-2021-35565)

  • OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in RTFParser (Swing, 8265167) (CVE-2021-35556)

  • OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in RTFReader (Swing, 8265580) (CVE-2021-35559)

  • OpenJDK: Certificates with end dates too far in the future can corrupt keystore (Keytool, 8266137) (CVE-2021-35564)

  • OpenJDK: Unexpected exception raised during TLS handshake (JSSE, 8267729) (CVE-2021-35578)

  • OpenJDK: Excessive memory allocation in BMPImageReader (ImageIO, 8267735) (CVE-2021-35586)

  • IBM JDK: IllegalAccessError exception not thrown for MethodHandles that invoke inaccessible interface methods (CVE-2021-41035)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

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

All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_648x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support8.8x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support8.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian8ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support8.8ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support8.6ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems8s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support8.8s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support8.6s390x

Updated Packages

  • java-1.8.0-ibm-headless-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.ppc64le.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.s390x.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.ppc64le.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.ppc64le.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-webstart-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.ppc64le.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-webstart-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.ppc64le.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.ppc64le.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-headless-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.s390x.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.ppc64le.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-headless-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.s390x.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-src-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.s390x.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.ppc64le.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.s390x.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc-1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5.s390x.rpm

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