Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2942-1
24th March, 2016
openjdk-7 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
OpenJDK could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received
specially crafted input.
Software description
- openjdk-7
– Open Source Java implementation
Details
A vulnerability was discovered in the 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.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 15.10:
-
openjdk-7-jre-lib
7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
-
openjdk-7-jre-zero
7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
-
icedtea-7-jre-jamvm
7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
-
openjdk-7-jre-headless
7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
-
openjdk-7-jre
7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
openjdk-7-jre-zero
7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
-
icedtea-7-jre-jamvm
7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
-
openjdk-7-jre-lib
7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
-
openjdk-7-jdk
7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
-
openjdk-7-jre-headless
7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
-
openjdk-7-jre
7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
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.