RHEL 4 / 5 : java-1.6.0-ibm (RHSA-2009:0369)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 40739

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated java-1.6.0-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The IBM(r) 1.6.0 Java(tm) release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit.

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit. These vulnerabilities are summarized on the IBM 'Security alerts' page listed in the References section. (CVE-2008-5340, CVE-2008-5341, CVE-2008-5342, CVE-2008-5343, CVE-2008-5351, CVE-2008-5356, CVE-2008-5357, CVE-2008-5358)

All users of java-1.6.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, containing the IBM 1.6.0 SR4 Java release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 40739

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-0369.nasl

Version: 1.30

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 8/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-accessibility, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-src, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-demo, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/25/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/5/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-5340, CVE-2008-5341, CVE-2008-5342, CVE-2008-5343, CVE-2008-5351, CVE-2008-5356, CVE-2008-5357, CVE-2008-5358

BID: 32608, 32620, 32892

CWE: 119, 189, 200, 264

RHSA: 2009:0369

Detections

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