USN-3043-1: OpenJDK 8 vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

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

• openjdk-8-jdk - 8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1
• openjdk-8-jre - 8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1
• openjdk-8-jre-headless - 8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1
• openjdk-8-jre-jamvm - 8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~16.04.1
• openjdk-8-jre-zero - 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.

References

• CVE-2016-3458
• CVE-2016-3500
• CVE-2016-3508
• CVE-2016-3550
• CVE-2016-3587
• CVE-2016-3598
• CVE-2016-3606
• CVE-2016-3610

Related notices

• USN-3062-1: openjdk-7, openjdk-7-jre, openjdk-7-jre-headless, openjdk-7-doc, icedtea-7-jre-jamvm, openjdk-7-demo, openjdk-7-source, openjdk-7-jre-lib, openjdk-7-jre-zero, openjdk-7-jdk
• USN-3077-1: icedtea-6-jre-cacao, icedtea-6-jre-jamvm, openjdk-6, openjdk-6-jre, openjdk-6-jre-lib, openjdk-6-jre-headless, openjdk-6-jre-zero