[RHSA-2012:1225-01] Critical: java-1.7.0-oracle security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Critical: java-1.7.0-oracle security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:1225-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1225.html

Issue date: 2012-09-04

CVE Names: CVE-2012-0547 CVE-2012-1682 CVE-2012-3136

CVE-2012-4681

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1. Summary:

 

Updated java-1.7.0-oracle packages that fix several security issues are now

available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary.

 

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical

security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,

which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability

from the CVE links in the References section.

 

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

 

3. Description:

 

The Oracle Java 7 release includes the Oracle Java 7 Runtime Environment

and the Oracle Java 7 Software Development Kit.

 

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the Oracle Java 7 Runtime

Environment and the Oracle Java 7 Software Development Kit. Further

information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Java SE Security

Alert page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2012-4681,

CVE-2012-1682, CVE-2012-3136, CVE-2012-0547)

 

Red Hat is aware that a public exploit for CVE-2012-4681 is available that

executes code without user interaction when a user visits a malicious web

page using a browser with the Oracle Java 7 web browser plug-in enabled.

 

All users of java-1.7.0-oracle are advised to upgrade to these updated

packages, which provide Oracle Java 7 Update 7 and resolve these issues.

All running instances of Oracle Java must be restarted for the update to

take effect.

 

4. Solution:

 

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata

relevant to your system have been applied.

 

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to

use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

 

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

 

852051 - CVE-2012-4681 OpenJDK: beans insufficient permission checks, Java 7 0day (beans, 7162473)

853097 - CVE-2012-1682 OpenJDK: beans ClassFinder insufficient permission checks (beans, 7162476)

853138 - CVE-2012-3136 OpenJDK: beans MethodElementHandler insufficient permission checks (beans, 7194567)

853228 - CVE-2012-0547 OpenJDK: AWT hardening fixes (AWT, 7163201)

 

6. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):

 

i386:

java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-src-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm

 

x86_64:

java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-src-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6):

 

x86_64:

java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-src-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):

 

i386:

java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-src-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm

 

x86_64:

java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-src-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):

 

i386:

java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-src-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.i686.rpm

 

x86_64:

java-1.7.0-oracle-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-devel-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

java-1.7.0-oracle-src-1.7.0.7-1jpp.5.el6_3.x86_64.rpm

 

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and

details on how to verify the signature are available from

https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

 

7. References:

 

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-0547.html

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-1682.html

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-3136.html

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-4681.html

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2012-4681-1835715.html

 

8. Contact:

 

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact

details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

 

Copyright 2012 Red Hat, Inc.

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