USN-2818-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices

Packages

openjdk-7 - Open Source Java implementation

Details

It was discovered that rebinding of the receiver of a
DirectMethodHandle may allow a protected method to be accessed. Am
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
15.10 wily	icedtea-7-jre-jamvm – 7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
	openjdk-7-jre – 7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
	openjdk-7-jre-headless – 7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
	openjdk-7-jre-lib – 7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
	openjdk-7-jre-zero – 7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
15.04 vivid	icedtea-7-jre-jamvm – 7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
	openjdk-7-jre – 7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
	openjdk-7-jre-headless – 7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
	openjdk-7-jre-lib – 7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
	openjdk-7-jre-zero – 7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
14.04 trusty	icedtea-7-jre-jamvm – 7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	openjdk-7-jre – 7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	openjdk-7-jre-headless – 7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	openjdk-7-jre-lib – 7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	openjdk-7-jre-zero – 7u91-2.6.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

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References

CVE-2015-4871

CVE-2015-4871