Critical: java-1.5.0-sun security update

Advisory:	RHSA-2008:1025-4
Type:	Security Advisory
Severity:	Critical
Issued on:	2008-12-04
Last updated on:	2008-12-04
Affected Products:	RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) RHEL Supplementary EUS (v. 5.2.z server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras (v. 4.7.z)
OVAL:	N/A
CVEs (cve.mitre.org):	CVE-2008-2086 CVE-2008-5339 CVE-2008-5340 CVE-2008-5341 CVE-2008-5342 CVE-2008-5343 CVE-2008-5344 CVE-2008-5345 CVE-2008-5346 CVE-2008-5348 CVE-2008-5349 CVE-2008-5350 CVE-2008-5351 CVE-2008-5352 CVE-2008-5353 CVE-2008-5354 CVE-2008-5356 CVE-2008-5357 CVE-2008-5359 CVE-2008-5360

Details

Updated java-1.5.0-sun packages that correct several security issues are
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and 5 Supplementary.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) contains the software and tools that
users need to run applets and applications written using the Java
programming language.

A vulnerability was found in in Java Web Start. If a user visits a
malicious website, an attacker could misuse this flaw to execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2008-2086)

Additionally, these packages fix several other vulnerabilities. These are
summarized in the "Advance notification of Security Updates for Java SE"
from Sun Microsystems.

Users of java-1.5.0-sun should upgrade to these updated packages, which
correct these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Updated packages

RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client)

IA-32:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`62c3f51450df56e15da4820d31f811b4`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`8d59f9f96e1ab9e9c52cb2deb9637c55`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`4e11abeb5eda54c146ca26c380cf5239`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`c2dc2f38695bd4df288ebf16710d8c5c`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`c56d77bd7fbd4454dd8f212e1bbea11b`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`d7f7bce39bf3e48027ce8d3465311f9e`

x86_64:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`500a781f4c72560d421838c37ded6f76`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`dbe0f00c5dfdcebad266c676cb003a37`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`c4545d92c940aeb754996ed0b430cfab`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`d6d261b01e8496533970c3cf2c0fd9ec`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`c56d77bd7fbd4454dd8f212e1bbea11b`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`9854b87958473de1693e4aed1f817440`

RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server)

IA-32:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`62c3f51450df56e15da4820d31f811b4`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`8d59f9f96e1ab9e9c52cb2deb9637c55`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`4e11abeb5eda54c146ca26c380cf5239`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`c2dc2f38695bd4df288ebf16710d8c5c`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`c56d77bd7fbd4454dd8f212e1bbea11b`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`d7f7bce39bf3e48027ce8d3465311f9e`

x86_64:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`500a781f4c72560d421838c37ded6f76`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`dbe0f00c5dfdcebad266c676cb003a37`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`c4545d92c940aeb754996ed0b430cfab`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`d6d261b01e8496533970c3cf2c0fd9ec`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`c56d77bd7fbd4454dd8f212e1bbea11b`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`9854b87958473de1693e4aed1f817440`

RHEL Supplementary EUS (v. 5.2.z server)

IA-32:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm	`62c3f51450df56e15da4820d31f811b4`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm	`8d59f9f96e1ab9e9c52cb2deb9637c55`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm	`4e11abeb5eda54c146ca26c380cf5239`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm	`c2dc2f38695bd4df288ebf16710d8c5c`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm	`c56d77bd7fbd4454dd8f212e1bbea11b`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm	`d7f7bce39bf3e48027ce8d3465311f9e`

x86_64:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm	`500a781f4c72560d421838c37ded6f76`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm	`dbe0f00c5dfdcebad266c676cb003a37`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm	`c4545d92c940aeb754996ed0b430cfab`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm	`d6d261b01e8496533970c3cf2c0fd9ec`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm	`c56d77bd7fbd4454dd8f212e1bbea11b`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm	`9854b87958473de1693e4aed1f817440`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras (v. 4)

IA-32:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`0b077fd06b1f1a7b307a1839d221ed11`
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`0b077fd06b1f1a7b307a1839d221ed11`
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`0b077fd06b1f1a7b307a1839d221ed11`
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`0b077fd06b1f1a7b307a1839d221ed11`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`bcb0cb6a80637e82ab185d599d0f07fe`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`bcb0cb6a80637e82ab185d599d0f07fe`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`bcb0cb6a80637e82ab185d599d0f07fe`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`bcb0cb6a80637e82ab185d599d0f07fe`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`c5fb0cff9dc1d3739fe9334a4185718c`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`c5fb0cff9dc1d3739fe9334a4185718c`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`c5fb0cff9dc1d3739fe9334a4185718c`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`c5fb0cff9dc1d3739fe9334a4185718c`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`b34dfd27f0f290f096695ba70ff7566c`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`b34dfd27f0f290f096695ba70ff7566c`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`b34dfd27f0f290f096695ba70ff7566c`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`b34dfd27f0f290f096695ba70ff7566c`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`b7dac8eef714df06fcdd9c4debf0a0a0`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`b7dac8eef714df06fcdd9c4debf0a0a0`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`b7dac8eef714df06fcdd9c4debf0a0a0`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`b7dac8eef714df06fcdd9c4debf0a0a0`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`27c33de289659f415161c058fa3422bf`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`27c33de289659f415161c058fa3422bf`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`27c33de289659f415161c058fa3422bf`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`27c33de289659f415161c058fa3422bf`

x86_64:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`eea820a934f0026e573f3f35d99d141c`
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`eea820a934f0026e573f3f35d99d141c`
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`eea820a934f0026e573f3f35d99d141c`
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`eea820a934f0026e573f3f35d99d141c`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`39b3a23c719ea68dd4625b01dc13ab00`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`39b3a23c719ea68dd4625b01dc13ab00`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`39b3a23c719ea68dd4625b01dc13ab00`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`39b3a23c719ea68dd4625b01dc13ab00`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`b77ce23525881c6782fcf3ffb3e26337`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`b77ce23525881c6782fcf3ffb3e26337`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`b77ce23525881c6782fcf3ffb3e26337`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`b77ce23525881c6782fcf3ffb3e26337`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`8f467388c5db2e703cdb30938dc10c4a`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`8f467388c5db2e703cdb30938dc10c4a`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`8f467388c5db2e703cdb30938dc10c4a`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`8f467388c5db2e703cdb30938dc10c4a`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`607dfff8695d09af74325707ba44ca48`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`607dfff8695d09af74325707ba44ca48`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`607dfff8695d09af74325707ba44ca48`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`607dfff8695d09af74325707ba44ca48`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras (v. 4.7.z)

IA-32:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`0b077fd06b1f1a7b307a1839d221ed11`
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`0b077fd06b1f1a7b307a1839d221ed11`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`bcb0cb6a80637e82ab185d599d0f07fe`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`bcb0cb6a80637e82ab185d599d0f07fe`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`c5fb0cff9dc1d3739fe9334a4185718c`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`c5fb0cff9dc1d3739fe9334a4185718c`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`b34dfd27f0f290f096695ba70ff7566c`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`b34dfd27f0f290f096695ba70ff7566c`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`b7dac8eef714df06fcdd9c4debf0a0a0`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`b7dac8eef714df06fcdd9c4debf0a0a0`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`27c33de289659f415161c058fa3422bf`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`27c33de289659f415161c058fa3422bf`

x86_64:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`eea820a934f0026e573f3f35d99d141c`
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`eea820a934f0026e573f3f35d99d141c`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`39b3a23c719ea68dd4625b01dc13ab00`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`39b3a23c719ea68dd4625b01dc13ab00`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`b77ce23525881c6782fcf3ffb3e26337`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`b77ce23525881c6782fcf3ffb3e26337`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`8f467388c5db2e703cdb30938dc10c4a`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`8f467388c5db2e703cdb30938dc10c4a`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`607dfff8695d09af74325707ba44ca48`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.17-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:0394	`607dfff8695d09af74325707ba44ca48`

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Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

474556 - CVE-2008-2086 Java Web Start File Inclusion via System Properties Override

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