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VPR Score: 9.8
Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201502-12 (Oracle JRE/JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities)
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Oracle’s Java SE Development Kit and Runtime Environment. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :
A context-dependent attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code, disclose, update, insert, or delete certain data.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All Oracle JRE 1.7 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-java/oracle-jre-bin-1.7.0.71' All Oracle JDK 1.7 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin-1.7.0.71' All users of the precompiled 32-bit Oracle JRE should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-java-1.7.0.71'