USN-2885-1: OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• openjdk-6 - 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-2016-0483, CVE-2016-0494)

A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to data
integrity. An attacker could exploit this to expose sensitive data
over the network or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-0402)

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-2016-0448)

A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to
availability. An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2016-0466)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04

• icedtea-6-jre-cacao - 6b38-1.13.10-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
• icedtea-6-jre-jamvm - 6b38-1.13.10-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
• openjdk-6-jre - 6b38-1.13.10-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
• openjdk-6-jre-headless - 6b38-1.13.10-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
• openjdk-6-jre-zero - 6b38-1.13.10-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
• openjdk-6-jre-lib - 6b38-1.13.10-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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

• CVE-2016-0402
• CVE-2016-0448
• CVE-2016-0466
• CVE-2016-0483
• CVE-2016-0494

Related notices

• USN-2884-1: openjdk-7-jdk, openjdk-7-jre-headless, openjdk-7-jre, icedtea-7-jre-jamvm, openjdk-7-source, openjdk-7, openjdk-7-doc, openjdk-7-jre-lib, openjdk-7-demo, openjdk-7-jre-zero
• USN-3227-1: icu-devtools, libicu52, libicu-dev, libicu55, libicu57, libicu48, icu-doc, icu