USN-3043-1: OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities
27 July 2016
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 8.
Releases
Packages
- openjdk-8 - 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-2016-3587,
CVE-2016-3598, CVE-2016-3606, CVE-2016-3610)
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-2016-3458)
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related
to availability. An attacker could exploit these to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2016-3500, CVE-2016-3508)
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-2016-3550)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
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openjdk-8-jdk
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8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1
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openjdk-8-jre
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8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1
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openjdk-8-jre-headless
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8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1
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openjdk-8-jre-jamvm
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8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1
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openjdk-8-jre-zero
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8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1
After a standard system update you need to restart any Java
applications or applets to make all the necessary changes.