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Bug 1119483 - (CVE-2014-4221) CVE-2014-4221 OpenJDK: MethodHandles.Lookup insufficient modifiers checks (Libraries, 8035788)
CVE-2014-4221 OpenJDK: MethodHandles.Lookup insufficient modifiers checks (Li...
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability (Show other bugs)
unspecified
All Linux
medium Severity medium
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Assigned To: Red Hat Product Security
impact=moderate,public=20140715,repor...
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Blocks: 1115835
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Reported: 2014-07-14 17:26 EDT by Tomas Hoger
Modified: 2014-08-11 15:47 EDT (History)
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Last Closed: 2014-08-11 15:47:43 EDT
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Tracker ID Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2014:0889 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Critical: java-1.7.0-openjdk security update 2014-07-16 08:49:50 EDT
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2014:0890 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: java-1.7.0-openjdk security update 2014-07-16 05:18:44 EDT
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2014:0902 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Critical: java-1.7.0-oracle security update 2017-12-15 14:39:16 EST
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2014:1041 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Critical: java-1.7.0-ibm security update 2014-08-11 16:54:59 EDT
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2014:1042 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Critical: java-1.7.1-ibm security update 2014-08-11 16:44:22 EDT

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Description Tomas Hoger 2014-07-14 17:26:07 EDT
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 01:19:04 EDT
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 04:50:25 EDT
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 08:29:21 EDT
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 2014-07-17 21:47:04 EDT
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 12:45:37 EDT
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 12:55:20 EDT
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

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