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  2. USN-1819-1

USN-1819-1: OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities

Publication date

7 May 2013

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 6.

Releases

Packages

  • openjdk-6 - Open Source Java implementation

Details

Ben Murphy discovered a vulnerability in the OpenJDK JRE related to
information disclosure and data integrity. An attacker could exploit this
to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2013-0401)

James Forshaw discovered a vulnerability in the OpenJDK JRE related to
information disclosure, data integrity and availability. An attacker could
exploit this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2013-1488)

Several 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 or expose sensitive data over
the network. (CVE-2013-1518, CVE-2013-1537, CVE-2013-1557, CVE-2013-1558,

Ben Murphy discovered a vulnerability in the OpenJDK JRE related to
information disclosure and data integrity. An attacker could exploit this
to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2013-0401)

James Forshaw discovered a vulnerability in the OpenJDK JRE related to
information disclosure, data integrity and availability. An attacker could
exploit this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2013-1488)

Several 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 or expose sensitive data over
the network. (CVE-2013-1518, CVE-2013-1537, CVE-2013-1557, CVE-2013-1558,
CVE-2013-1569, CVE-2013-2383, CVE-2013-2384, CVE-2013-2420, CVE-2013-2421,
CVE-2013-2422, CVE-2013-2426, CVE-2013-2429, CVE-2013-2430, CVE-2013-2431,
CVE-2013-2436)

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to
confidentiality. An attacker could exploit these to expose sensitive data
over the network. (CVE-2013-2415, CVE-2013-2424)

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to
availability. An attacker could exploit these to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2013-2417, CVE-2013-2419)

Update instructions

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.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
12.04 precise icedtea-6-jre-cacao –  6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
icedtea-6-jre-jamvm –  6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
openjdk-6-jre –  6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
openjdk-6-jre-headless –  6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
openjdk-6-jre-zero –  6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
openjdk-6-jre-lib –  6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
11.10 oneiric icedtea-6-jre-cacao –  6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
icedtea-6-jre-jamvm –  6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
openjdk-6-jre –  6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
openjdk-6-jre-headless –  6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
openjdk-6-jre-zero –  6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
openjdk-6-jre-lib –  6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
10.04 lucid openjdk-6-jre-headless –  6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
openjdk-6-jre-lib –  6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
icedtea-6-jre-cacao –  6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
openjdk-6-jre –  6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
openjdk-6-jre-zero –  6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.10.04.1

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