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CentOS 6 : java-1.8.0-openjdk (CESA-2016:0514)

high Nessus Plugin ID 90159

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

An update for java-1.8.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

The java-1.8.0-openjdk packages contain the latest version of the Open Java Development Kit (OpenJDK), OpenJDK 8. These packages provide a fully compliant implementation of Java SE 8.

Security Fix(es) :

* An improper type safety check was discovered in the Hotspot component. An untrusted Java application or applet could use this flaw to bypass Java Sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2016-0636)

Solution

Update the affected java-1.8.0-openjdk packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?92c2addf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 90159

File Name: centos_RHSA-2016-0514.nasl

Version: 2.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/25/2016

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0636

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.8.0-openjdk-src-debug, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.8.0-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-debug, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-debug, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-debug, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.8.0-openjdk-src, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-debug, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/24/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/24/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0636

RHSA: 2016:0514