USN-2942-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 15.10
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

• openjdk-7 - Open Source Java implementation

Details

A vulnerability was discovered in the 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.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 15.10

• icedtea-7-jre-jamvm - 7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
• openjdk-7-jre - 7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
• openjdk-7-jre-headless - 7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
• openjdk-7-jre-lib - 7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
• openjdk-7-jre-zero - 7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2

Ubuntu 14.04

• icedtea-7-jre-jamvm - 7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
• openjdk-7-jdk - 7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
• openjdk-7-jre - 7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
• openjdk-7-jre-headless - 7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
• openjdk-7-jre-lib - 7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
• openjdk-7-jre-zero - 7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

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

• CVE-2016-0636