USN-2388-2: OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities
23 October 2014
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 7.
Releases
Packages
- openjdk-7 - Open Source Java implementation
Details
USN-2388-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenJDK 7 for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. This
update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.10.
Original advisory details:
A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information
disclosure and data integrity. An attacker could exploit this to expose
sensitive data over the network. (CVE-2014-6457)
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to data
integrity. (CVE-2014-6502, CVE-2014-6512, CVE-2014-6519, CVE-2014-6527,
CVE-2014-6558)
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to
information disclosure. An attacker could exploit these to expose sensitive
data over the network. (CVE-2014-6504, CVE-2014-6511, CVE-2014-6517,
CVE-2014-6531)
Two 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-2014-6506, CVE-2014-6513)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.10
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openjdk-7-jre-lib
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7u71-2.5.3-0ubuntu1
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openjdk-7-jre-zero
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7u71-2.5.3-0ubuntu1
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icedtea-7-jre-jamvm
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7u71-2.5.3-0ubuntu1
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openjdk-7-jre-headless
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7u71-2.5.3-0ubuntu1
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openjdk-7-jre
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7u71-2.5.3-0ubuntu1
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.
This update contains known regressions in the JamVM alternative Java
Virtual Machine and a future update will correct these issues. See
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1382205 for details. We apologize for the
inconvenience.