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Oracle Linux 5 / 6 / 7 : java-1.7.0-openjdk (ELSA-2016-2658)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 94621

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2016-2658 advisory.

 [1:1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0.0.1]
 - Update DISTRO_NAME in specfile

 [1:1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0]
 - Turn off HotSpot bootstrap to see if it resolves build issues.
 - Resolves: rhbz#1381990

 [1:1.7.0.121-2.6.8.0]
 - Bump to 2.6.8 and u121b00.
 - Drop patches (S7081817, S8140344, S8145017 and S8162344) applied upstream.
 - Update md5sum list with checksum for the new java.security file.
 - Resolves: rhbz#1381990

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-2658.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 94621

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-2658.nasl

Version: 2.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/8/2016

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

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-2016-5582

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk-accessibility, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk-src, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/25/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5542, CVE-2016-5554, CVE-2016-5573, CVE-2016-5582, CVE-2016-5597

RHSA: 2016:2658