RHEL 4 / 5 : java-1.6.0-ibm (RHSA-2009:1582)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 42790
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated java-1.6.0-ibm packages that fix 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 IBM 1.6.0 Java release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit.
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit. These vulnerabilities are summarized on the IBM 'Security alerts' page listed in the References section. (CVE-2009-2625, CVE-2009-2670, CVE-2009-2671, CVE-2009-2672, CVE-2009-2673, CVE-2009-2674, CVE-2009-2675, CVE-2009-2676)
All users of java-1.6.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, containing the IBM 1.6.0 SR6 Java release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2625
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2670
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2671
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2672
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2673
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2674
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2675
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2676
https://developer.ibm.com/javasdk/support/security-vulnerabilities/
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 42790
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-1582.nasl
Version: 1.30
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/13/2009
Updated: 1/14/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-accessibility, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-demo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-src, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.4
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-2625, CVE-2009-2670, CVE-2009-2671, CVE-2009-2672, CVE-2009-2673, CVE-2009-2674, CVE-2009-2675, CVE-2009-2676, CVE-2009-3403