USN-2972-1: OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• openjdk-6 - Open Source Java implementation

Details

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to
information disclosure, data integrity, and availability. An attacker
could exploit these to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive data
over the network, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-0686,
CVE-2016-0687, CVE-2016-3427)

A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information
disclosure. An attacker could exploit this to expose sensitive data over
the network. (CVE-2016-0695)

A vulnerability was discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to availability.
An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2016-3425)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04

• icedtea-6-jre-cacao - 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
• icedtea-6-jre-jamvm - 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
• openjdk-6-jdk - 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
• openjdk-6-source - 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
• openjdk-6-jre - 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
• openjdk-6-jre-headless - 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
• openjdk-6-jre-zero - 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
• openjdk-6-jre-lib - 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional
bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any
Java applications or applets to make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2016-0686
• CVE-2016-0687
• CVE-2016-0695
• CVE-2016-3425
• CVE-2016-3427

Related notices

• USN-2964-1: openjdk-7-jre, openjdk-7-demo, openjdk-7-source, openjdk-7-jdk, openjdk-7-doc, openjdk-7, openjdk-7-jre-zero, openjdk-7-jre-lib, icedtea-7-jre-jamvm, openjdk-7-jre-headless
• USN-2963-1: openjdk-8-jdk, openjdk-8-jre-zero, openjdk-8-jre-headless, openjdk-8, openjdk-8-demo, openjdk-8-jre, openjdk-8-jdk-headless, openjdk-8-jre-jamvm, openjdk-8-source, openjdk-8-doc