Security update for Java 1.6.0

SUSE Security Update: Security update for Java 1.6.0
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:0308-1
Rating: important
References: #747208
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 FOR SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1

  • An update that fixes 9 vulnerabilities is now available.

    Description:


    java-1_6_0-openjdk was updated to the IcedTea 1.11.1 b24
    release, fixing multiple security issues:

    * S7082299, CVE-2011-3571: Fix inAtomicReferenceArray
    * S7088367, CVE-2011-3563: Fix issues in java sound
    * S7110683, CVE-2012-0502: Issues with some
    KeyboardFocusManager method
    * S7110687, CVE-2012-0503: Issues with TimeZone class
    * S7110700, CVE-2012-0505: Enhance exception throwing
    mechanism in ObjectStreamClass
    * S7110704, CVE-2012-0506: Issues with some method in
    corba
    * S7112642, CVE-2012-0497: Incorrect checking for
    graphics rendering object
    * S7118283, CVE-2012-0501: Better input parameter
    checking in zip file processing
    * S7126960, CVE-2011-5035: (httpserver) Add property to
    limit number of request headers to the HTTP Server

    Security Issue references:

    * CVE-2011-3571
    >
    * CVE-2011-3563
    >
    * CVE-2012-0502
    >
    * CVE-2012-0503
    >
    * CVE-2012-0505
    >
    * CVE-2012-0506
    >
    * CVE-2012-0497
    >
    * CVE-2012-0501
    >
    * CVE-2011-5035
    >

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 FOR SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp1fsp2-java-1_6_0-openjdk-5845
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-java-1_6_0-openjdk-5845

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 FOR SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • java-1_6_0-openjdk-1.6.0.0_b24.1.11.1-0.3.1
    • java-1_6_0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.0_b24.1.11.1-0.3.1
    • java-1_6_0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0_b24.1.11.1-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):
    • java-1_6_0-openjdk-1.6.0.0_b24.1.11.1-0.3.1
    • java-1_6_0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.0_b24.1.11.1-0.3.1
    • java-1_6_0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0_b24.1.11.1-0.3.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3563.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3571.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-5035.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0497.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0501.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0502.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0503.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0505.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0506.html
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/747208
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=99d51f474667bf40a87309fbd3de5bbd