Bug 1119483 (CVE-2014-4221)

Summary:	CVE-2014-4221 OpenJDK: MethodHandles.Lookup insufficient modifiers checks (Libraries, 8035788)
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Tomas Hoger <thoger>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	dbhole, jvanek, omajid, security-response-team
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Description Tomas Hoger 2014-07-14 21:26:07 UTC

It was discovered that MethodHandles.Lookup did not properly check for "protected" modifier, making it possible to access protected constructors in a different package.  An untrusted Java application or applet could use this flaw to bypass certain Java sandbox restrictions.

Comment 1 errata-xmlrpc 2014-07-16 05:19:04 UTC

This issue has been addressed in following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Via RHSA-2014:0890 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0890.html

Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2014-07-16 08:50:25 UTC

This issue has been addressed in following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2014:0889 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0889.html

Comment 3 Stefan Cornelius 2014-07-16 12:29:21 UTC

Fixed now in Oracle Java SE 7.0u65 and 8.0u11 via Critical Patch Update July 2014. 

Fixed in IcedTea 2.5.1 for OpenJDK 7:
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2014-July/028584.html

OpenJDK 7 Patch(es):
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u/jdk/rev/bac16c82c14a


External reference:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html#AppendixJAVA

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2014-07-18 01:47:04 UTC

This issue has been addressed in following products:

  Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Via RHSA-2014:0902 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0902.html

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2014-08-11 16:45:37 UTC

This issue has been addressed in following products:

  Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2014:1042 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1042.html

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2014-08-11 16:55:20 UTC

This issue has been addressed in following products:

  Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Via RHSA-2014:1041 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1041.html