Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3077-1
12th September, 2016
openjdk-6 vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 6.
Software description
- openjdk-6
– Open Source Java implementation
Details
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)
A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information
disclosure, data integrity, and availability. An attacker could exploit
this to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive data over the network,
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3606)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
icedtea-6-jre-cacao
6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
-
icedtea-6-jre-jamvm
6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
-
openjdk-6-jre
6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
-
openjdk-6-jre-headless
6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
-
openjdk-6-jre-zero
6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
-
openjdk-6-jre-lib
6b40-1.13.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart any Java
applications or applets to make all the necessary changes.