RHEL 5 / 6 : Oracle Java SE (RHSA-2013:0666)

high Nessus Plugin ID 65697

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updates to the java-1.6.0-sun packages that disable the Java Web Browser Plug-in and Web Start included in these packages. As a result, customers who rely on Java-based browser applets may need to re-configure their browser to use one of the Java implementations listed in the Solution section below.

Oracle Java SE version 6 includes the Oracle Java Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java Software Development Kit.

Oracle Java SE 6 will not receive updates after February 28, 2013. The Oracle Java SE 6 packages on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary media and in Red Hat Network (RHN) channels will continue to be available.

Red Hat will continue to provide these packages only as a courtesy to customers. Red Hat will not provide updates to these packages after this date.

Once customers update their system by installing the packages associated with this advisory, the Oracle Java Web Plug-in will be disabled. As a result, customers who rely on Java-based browser applets may need to re-configure their browser to use one of the Java implementations listed in the Solution section below.

All users of java-1.6.0-sun are advised to upgrade to these updated packages.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 65697

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2013-0666.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 3/27/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-sun-demo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-sun-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-sun-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-sun-src, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-sun

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 3/20/2013

Reference Information

RHSA: 2013:0666

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