10 - USN-2972-1

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 6.

Software Description: - 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 LTS:
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-jre 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
openjdk-6-jre-zero 6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
openjdk-6-source 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:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2972-1
CVE-2016-0686, CVE-2016-0687, CVE-2016-0695, CVE-2016-3425,
CVE-2016-3427

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.12.04.1