1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1052-1

USN-1052-1: OpenJDK vulnerability

Publication date

26 January 2011

Overview

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that the JNLP SecurityManager in IcedTea for Java
OpenJDK in some instances failed to properly apply the intended
scurity policy in its checkPermission method. This could allow an
attacker execute code with privileges that should have been prevented.
(CVE-2010-4351)

It was discovered that the JNLP SecurityManager in IcedTea for Java
OpenJDK in some instances failed to properly apply the intended
scurity policy in its checkPermission method. This could allow an
attacker execute code with privileges that should have been prevented.
(CVE-2010-4351)

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart any Java services, applications or applets to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
9.10 karmic icedtea6-plugin –  6b20-1.9.4-0ubuntu1~9.10.1
10.10 maverick icedtea6-plugin –  6b20-1.9.4-0ubuntu1
10.04 lucid icedtea6-plugin –  6b20-1.9.4-0ubuntu1~10.04.1

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