RHEL 5 / 6 / 7 : java-1.7.0-oracle (RHSA-2014:0902)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 79036

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VPR Score: 6.7

Synopsis

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

Description

Updated java-1.7.0-oracle packages that fix several security issues are now available for Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Oracle Java SE version 7 includes the Oracle Java Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java Software Development Kit.

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the Oracle Java Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java Software Development Kit. Further information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update Advisory page, listed in the References section.
(CVE-2014-4219, CVE-2014-2490, CVE-2014-4216, CVE-2014-4223, CVE-2014-4262, CVE-2014-2483, CVE-2014-4209, CVE-2014-4218, CVE-2014-4252, CVE-2014-4266, CVE-2014-4221, CVE-2014-4244, CVE-2014-4263, CVE-2014-4227, CVE-2014-4265, CVE-2014-4220, CVE-2014-4208, CVE-2014-4264)

The CVE-2014-4262 issue was discovered by Florian Weimer of Red Hat Product Security.

Note: The way in which the Oracle Java SE packages are delivered has changed. They now reside in a separate channel/repository that requires action from the user to perform prior to getting updated packages. For information on subscribing to the new channel/repository please refer to: https:// access.redhat.com/solutions/732883

All users of java-1.7.0-oracle are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which provide Oracle Java 7 Update 65 and resolve these issues. All running instances of Oracle Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 79036

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2014-0902.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 11/8/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl

Risk Information

Risk Factor: Critical

VPR Score: 6.7

CVSS v2.0

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-1.7.0-oracle, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.7.0-oracle-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.7.0-oracle-src, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7

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: 7/18/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-2483, CVE-2014-2490, CVE-2014-4208, CVE-2014-4209, CVE-2014-4216, CVE-2014-4218, CVE-2014-4219, CVE-2014-4220, CVE-2014-4221, CVE-2014-4223, CVE-2014-4227, CVE-2014-4244, CVE-2014-4252, CVE-2014-4262, CVE-2014-4263, CVE-2014-4264, CVE-2014-4265, CVE-2014-4266

RHSA: 2014:0902