Updated java-1.6.0-openjdk packages that fix various security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important 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.

These packages provide the OpenJDK 6 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 6 Java Software Development Kit.

An input validation flaw was discovered in the font layout engine in the 2D component. A specially crafted font file could trigger a Java Virtual Machine memory corruption when processed. An untrusted Java application or applet could possibly use this flaw to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2013-5907)

Multiple improper permission check issues were discovered in the CORBA and JNDI components in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions.
(CVE-2014-0428, CVE-2014-0422)

Multiple improper permission check issues were discovered in the Serviceability, Security, CORBA, JAAS, JAXP, and Networking components in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these flaws to bypass certain Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2014-0373, CVE-2013-5878, CVE-2013-5910, CVE-2013-5896, CVE-2013-5884, CVE-2014-0416, CVE-2014-0376, CVE-2014-0368)

It was discovered that the Beans component did not restrict processing of XML external entities. This flaw could cause a Java application using Beans to leak sensitive information, or affect application availability. (CVE-2014-0423)

It was discovered that the JSSE component could leak timing information during the TLS/SSL handshake. This could possibly lead to a disclosure of information about the used encryption keys.
(CVE-2014-0411)

All users of java-1.6.0-openjdk are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues. All running instances of OpenJDK Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Updated java-1.6.0-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary.

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.

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

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit. Detailed vulnerability descriptions are linked from the IBM Security alerts page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2013-5878, CVE-2013-5884, CVE-2013-5887, CVE-2013-5888, CVE-2013-5889, CVE-2013-5896, CVE-2013-5898, CVE-2013-5899, CVE-2013-5907, CVE-2013-5910, CVE-2014-0368, CVE-2014-0373, CVE-2014-0375, CVE-2014-0376, CVE-2014-0387, CVE-2014-0403, CVE-2014-0410, CVE-2014-0411, CVE-2014-0415, CVE-2014-0416, CVE-2014-0417, CVE-2014-0422, CVE-2014-0423, CVE-2014-0424, CVE-2014-0428)

All users of java-1.6.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, containing the IBM Java SE 6 SR15-FP1 release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201401-30 (Oracle JRE/JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in the Oracle Java       implementation. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for       details.
  Impact :

    An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities       to execute arbitrary code.
      Furthermore, a local or remote attacker could exploit these       vulnerabilities to cause unspecified impact, possibly including remote       execution of arbitrary code.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
72153	CentOS 5 / 6 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (CESA-2014:0097)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	1/28/2014	1/4/2021	medium
72161	RHEL 5 / 6 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (RHSA-2014:0097)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	1/28/2014	1/14/2021	medium
72320	RHEL 5 / 6 : java-1.6.0-ibm (RHSA-2014:0135)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	2/5/2014	1/14/2021	medium
72139	GLSA-201401-30 : Oracle JRE/JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities (ROBOT)	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	1/27/2014	5/22/2026	critical

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