Security update for IBM Java

SUSE Security Update: Security update for IBM Java
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:1265-1
Rating: important
References: #666744 #771808 #773021 #778629
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Java 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Java 10 SP4
    		•

    An update that fixes 9 vulnerabilities is now available.

    Description:


    IBM Java 1.5.0 was updated to SR11 which fixes bugs and
    security issues.

    http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/


    Also three bugs have been fixed:

    * fix bnc#771808: create symlink /usr/bin/javaws
    properly
    * fix bnc#666744: mark all configuration files as
    %config(noreplace)
    * fix bnc#773021: add code removing fonts symlink to
    baselibs.conf

    Security Issue references:

    * CVE-2012-0551
    >
    * CVE-2012-1717
    >
    * CVE-2012-1716
    >
    * CVE-2012-1713
    >
    * CVE-2012-1719
    >
    * CVE-2012-1718
    >
    * CVE-2012-1722
    >
    * CVE-2012-1721
    >
    * CVE-2012-1725
    >

    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 Software Development Kit 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp2-java-1_6_0-ibm-6793
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-java-1_6_0-ibm-6793
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-java-1_6_0-ibm-6793
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Java 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slejsp2-java-1_6_0-ibm-6793

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-devel-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-fonts-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-fonts-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-plugin-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586):
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-alsa-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-fonts-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-plugin-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586):
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-alsa-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (i586 ppc s390x x86_64):
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.12.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-devel-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.12.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-fonts-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.12.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.12.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (i586 ppc x86_64):
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-plugin-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.12.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (s390x x86_64):
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-32bit-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.12.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-devel-32bit-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.12.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (x86_64):
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-alsa-32bit-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.12.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-plugin-32bit-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.12.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (i586):
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-alsa-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.12.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (ppc):
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-64bit-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.12.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Java 11 SP2 (i586 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-devel-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-fonts-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Java 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-plugin-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Java 11 SP2 (i586):
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-alsa-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Java 10 SP4 (x86_64):
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.12.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-devel-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.12.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-fonts-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.12.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.12.1
    • java-1_6_0-ibm-plugin-1.6.0_sr11.0-0.12.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0551.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1713.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1716.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1717.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1718.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1719.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1721.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1722.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1725.html
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/666744
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/771808
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/773021
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/778629
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=4fb1277536cb653f8dc14a0bfc04f1ed
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=6c5cd876c149103233c3763ab3c16263