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Posted on 05 May 2016
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2964-1
May 05, 2016
openjdk-7 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 7.
Software Description:
- openjdk-7: Open Source Java implementation
Details:
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information
disclosure, data integrity, and availability. An attacker could exploit
these to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive data over the network,
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-0686, CVE-2016-0687,
CVE-2016-3427)
A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information
disclosure. An attacker could exploit this to expose sensitive data over
the network. (CVE-2016-0695)
A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to availability.
An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2016-3425)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 15.10:
icedtea-7-jre-jamvm 7u101-2.6.6-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
openjdk-7-jdk 7u101-2.6.6-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
openjdk-7-jre 7u101-2.6.6-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
openjdk-7-jre-headless 7u101-2.6.6-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
openjdk-7-jre-lib 7u101-2.6.6-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
openjdk-7-jre-zero 7u101-2.6.6-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
openjdk-7-source 7u101-2.6.6-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
icedtea-7-jre-jamvm 7u101-2.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
openjdk-7-jdk 7u101-2.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
openjdk-7-jre 7u101-2.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
openjdk-7-jre-headless 7u101-2.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
openjdk-7-jre-lib 7u101-2.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
openjdk-7-jre-zero 7u101-2.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
openjdk-7-source 7u101-2.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional
bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any
Java applications or applets to make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2964-1
CVE-2016-0686, CVE-2016-0687, CVE-2016-0695, CVE-2016-3425,
CVE-2016-3427
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-7/7u101-2.6.6-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-7/7u101-2.6.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
