1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2942-1

USN-2942-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerability

Publication date

24 March 2016

Overview

OpenJDK could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

  • openjdk-7 - Open Source Java implementation

Details

A vulnerability was discovered in the 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.

A vulnerability was discovered in the 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.

Update instructions

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.

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
15.10 wily icedtea-7-jre-jamvm –  7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
openjdk-7-jre –  7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
openjdk-7-jre-headless –  7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
openjdk-7-jre-lib –  7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
openjdk-7-jre-zero –  7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.15.10.2
14.04 trusty icedtea-7-jre-jamvm –  7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
openjdk-7-jdk –  7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
openjdk-7-jre –  7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
openjdk-7-jre-headless –  7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
openjdk-7-jre-lib –  7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
openjdk-7-jre-zero –  7u95-2.6.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

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