SuSE: 2009-029: IBM Java 5 Security Update
Summary
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SUSE Security Announcement
Package: IBM JDK 5
Announcement ID: SUSE-SA:2009:029
Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 10:00:00 +0000
Affected Products: SUSE SLES 9
Open Enterprise Server
Novell Linux POS 9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
Vulnerability Type: remote code execution
Severity (1-10): 7
SUSE Default Package: yes
Cross-References: CVE-2009-1093, CVE-2009-1094, CVE-2009-1095
CVE-2009-1096, CVE-2009-1098, CVE-2009-1099
CVE-2009-1100, CVE-2009-1103, CVE-2009-1104
CVE-2009-1107
Content of This Advisory:
1) Security Vulnerability Resolved:
IBM Java JDK 5 security update
Problem Description
2) Solution or Work-Around
3) Special Instructions and Notes
4) Package Location and Checksums
5) Pending Vulnerabilities, Solutions, and Work-Arounds:
See SUSE Security Summary Report.
6) Authenticity Verification and Additional Information
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1) Problem Description and Brief Discussion
The update brings IBM Java 5 to SR9-SSU.
It fixes a lot of security issues:
CVE-2009-1100: A vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
with storing temporary font files may allow an untrusted applet
or application to consume a disproportionate amount of disk space
resulting in a denial-of-service condition.
CVE-2009-1100: A vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
with processing temporary font files may allow an untrusted applet or
application to retain temporary files resulting in a denial-of-service
condition.
CVE-2009-1103: A vulnerability in the Java Plug-in with deserializing
applets may allow an untrusted applet to escalate privileges. For
example, an untrusted applet may grant itself permissions to read and
write local files or execute local applications that are accessible
to the user running the untrusted applet.
CVE-2009-1104: The Java Plug-in allows Javascript code that is loaded
from the localhost to connect to any port on the system. This may
be leveraged together with XSS vulnerabilities in a blended attack
to access other applications listening on ports other than the one
where the Javascript code was served from.
CVE-2009-1093: A vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
with initializing LDAP connections may be exploited by a remote client
to cause a denial-of-service condition on the LDAP service.
CVE-2009-1094: A vulnerability in Java Runtime Environment LDAP
client implementation may allow malicious data from an LDAP server
to cause malicious code to be unexpectedly loaded and executed on an
LDAP client.
CVE-2009-1107: The Java Plugin displays a warning dialog for signed
applets. A signed applet can obscure the contents of the dialog and
trick a user into trusting the applet.
CVE-2009-1095
CVE-2009-1096: Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the Java
Runtime Environment (JRE) with unpacking applets and Java Web Start
applications using the unpack200 JAR unpacking utility may allow an
untrusted applet or application to escalate privileges. For example,
an untrusted applet may grant itself permissions to read and write
local files or execute local applications that are accessible to the
user running the untrusted applet.
CVE-2009-1098: A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Java Runtime
Environment with processing GIF images may allow an untrusted applet
or Java Web Start application to escalate privileges. For example,
an untrusted applet may grant itself permissions to read and write
local files or execute local applications that are accessible to the
user running the untrusted applet.
CVE-2009-1099: A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Java Runtime
Environment with processing fonts may allow an untrusted applet
or Java Web Start application to escalate privileges. For example,
an untrusted applet may grant itself permissions to read and write
local files or execute local applications that are accessible to the
user running the untrusted applet.
2) Solution or Work-Around
There is no known workaround, please install the update packages.
3) Special Instructions and Notes
Please close and restart all running instances of IBM Java after the update.
4) Package Location and Checksums
The preferred method for installing security updates is to use the YaST
Online Update (YOU) tool. YOU detects which updates are required and
automatically performs the necessary steps to verify and install them.
Alternatively, download the update packages for your distribution manually
and verify their integrity by the methods listed in Section 6 of this
announcement. Then install the packages using the command
rpm -Fhv
References