SUSE Security Update: Security update for java-1_7_0-openjdk
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:1422-1
Rating:             important
References:         #901242 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-6457 CVE-2014-6502 CVE-2014-6504
                    CVE-2014-6506 CVE-2014-6511 CVE-2014-6512
                    CVE-2014-6513 CVE-2014-6517 CVE-2014-6519
                    CVE-2014-6531 CVE-2014-6558
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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   An update that fixes 11 vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   OpenJDK was updated to icedtea 2.5.3 (OpenJDK 7u71) fixing security issues
   and bugs.

   * Security:
   - S8015256: Better class accessibility
   - S8022783, CVE-2014-6504: Optimize C2 optimizations
   - S8035162: Service printing service
   - S8035781: Improve equality for annotations
   - S8036805: Correct linker method lookup.
   - S8036810: Correct linker field lookup
   - S8036936: Use local locales
   - S8037066, CVE-2014-6457: Secure transport layer
   - S8037846, CVE-2014-6558: Ensure streaming of input cipher streams
   - S8038364: Use certificate exceptions correctly
   - S8038899: Safer safepoints
   - S8038903: More native monitor monitoring
   - S8038908: Make Signature more robust
   - S8038913: Bolster XML support
   - S8039509, CVE-2014-6512: Wrap sockets more thoroughly
   - S8039533, CVE-2014-6517: Higher resolution resolvers   - S8041540, CVE-2014-6511: Better use of pages in font processing
   - S8041529: Better parameterization of parameter lists
   - S8041545: Better validation of generated rasters   - S8041564, CVE-2014-6506: Improved management of logger resources
   - S8041717, CVE-2014-6519: Issue with class file parser
   - S8042609, CVE-2014-6513: Limit splashiness of splash images
   - S8042797, CVE-2014-6502: Avoid strawberries in LogRecord
   - S8044274, CVE-2014-6531: Proper property processing

   * Backports:
   - S4963723: Implement SHA-224
   - S7044060: Need to support NSA Suite B Cryptography algorithms
   - S7122142: (ann) Race condition between isAnnotationPresent and
     getAnnotations
   - S7160837: DigestOutputStream does not turn off digest calculation when
     "close()" is called
   - S8006935: Need to take care of long secret keys in HMAC/PRF computation
   - S8012637: Adjust CipherInputStream class to work in AEAD/GCM mode
   - S8028192: Use of PKCS11-NSS provider in FIPS mode broken
   - S8038000: java.awt.image.RasterFormatException: Incorrect scanline stride
   - S8039396: NPE when writing a class descriptor object to a custom
     ObjectOutputStream
   - S8042603: 'SafepointPollOffset' was not declared in static member
     function 'static bool Arguments::check_vm_args_consistency()'
   - S8042850: Extra unused entries in ICU ScriptCodes enum
   - S8052162: REGRESSION: sun/java2d/cmm/ColorConvertOp tests fail since
     7u71 b01
   - S8053963: (dc) Use DatagramChannel.receive() instead of read() in
     connect()
   - S8055176: 7u71 l10n resource file translation update

   * Bugfixes:
   - PR1988: C++ Interpreter should no longer be used on ppc64
   - PR1989: Make jdk_generic_profile.sh handle missing programs better and
     be more verbose
   - PR1992, RH735336: Support retrieving proxy settings on GNOME 3.12.2
   - PR2000: Synchronise HEAD tarball paths with release branch paths
   - PR2002: Fix references to hotspot.map following PR2000
   - PR2003: --disable-system-gtk option broken by refactoring in PR1736
   - PR2009: Checksum of policy JAR files changes on every build
   - PR2014: Use version from hotspot.map to create tarball filename
   - PR2015: Update hotspot.map documentation in INSTALL
   - PR2025: LCMS_CFLAGS and LCMS_LIBS should not be used unless SYSTEM_LCMS
     is enabled
   - RH1015432: java-1.7.0-openjdk: Fails on PPC with StackOverflowError
     (revised comprehensive fix)

   * CACAO
   - PR2030, G453612, CA172: ARM hardfloat support for CACAO

   * AArch64 port
   - AArch64 C2 instruct for smull
   - Add frame anchor fences.
   - Add MacroAssembler::maybe_isb()
   - Add missing instruction synchronization barriers and cache flushes.
   - Add support for a few simple intrinsics
   - Add support for builtin crc32 instructions
   - Add support for Neon implementation of CRC32
   - All address constants are 48 bits in size.
   - array load must only read 32 bits
   - Define uabs().  Use it everywhere an absolute value is wanted.
   - Fast string comparison
   - Fast String.equals()
   - Fix register usage in generate_verify_oop().
   - Fix thinko in Atomic::xchg_ptr.
   - Fix typo in fsqrts
   - Improve C1 performance improvements in ic_cache checks
   - Performance improvement and ease of use changes pulled from upstream
   - Remove obsolete C1 patching code.
   - Replace hotspot jtreg test suite with tests from jdk7u
   - S8024648: 7141246 breaks Zero port
   - Save intermediate state before removing C1 patching code.
   - Unwind native AArch64 frames.
   - Use 2- and 3-instruction immediate form of movoop and mov_metadata in
     C2-generated code.
   - Various concurrency fixes.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2014-68

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2014-68

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      java-1_7_0-openjdk-1.7.0.71-6.2
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.71-6.2
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-debugsource-1.7.0.71-6.2
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.71-6.2
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-demo-debuginfo-1.7.0.71-6.2
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.71-6.2
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-devel-debuginfo-1.7.0.71-6.2
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-1.7.0.71-6.2
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-debuginfo-1.7.0.71-6.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      java-1_7_0-openjdk-1.7.0.71-6.2
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.71-6.2
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-debugsource-1.7.0.71-6.2
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-1.7.0.71-6.2
      java-1_7_0-openjdk-headless-debuginfo-1.7.0.71-6.2


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6457.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6502.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6504.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6506.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6511.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6512.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6513.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6517.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6519.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6531.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6558.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=901242

SuSE: 2014:1422-1: important: java-1_7_0-openjdk

November 13, 2014
An update that fixes 11 vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

OpenJDK was updated to icedtea 2.5.3 (OpenJDK 7u71) fixing security issues and bugs. * Security: - S8015256: Better class accessibility - S8022783, CVE-2014-6504: Optimize C2 optimizations - S8035162: Service printing service - S8035781: Improve equality for annotations - S8036805: Correct linker method lookup. - S8036810: Correct linker field lookup - S8036936: Use local locales - S8037066, CVE-2014-6457: Secure transport layer - S8037846, CVE-2014-6558: Ensure streaming of input cipher streams - S8038364: Use certificate exceptions correctly - S8038899: Safer safepoints - S8038903: More native monitor monitoring - S8038908: Make Signature more robust - S8038913: Bolster XML support - S8039509, CVE-2014-6512: Wrap sockets more thoroughly - S8039533, CVE-2014-6517: Higher resolution resolvers - S8041540, CVE-2014-6511: Better use of pages in font processing - S8041529: Better parameterization of parameter lists - S...

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References

#901242

Cross- CVE-2014-6457 CVE-2014-6502 CVE-2014-6504

CVE-2014-6506 CVE-2014-6511 CVE-2014-6512

CVE-2014-6513 CVE-2014-6517 CVE-2014-6519

CVE-2014-6531 CVE-2014-6558

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6457.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6502.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6504.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6506.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6511.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6512.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6513.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6517.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6519.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6531.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6558.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_b...

Read the Full Advisory

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1422-1
Rating: important

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