Bug 1183660 – CVE-2014-6549 OpenJDK: incorrect class loader permission check in ClassLoader getParent() (Libraries, 8055314)

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Bug 1183660 - (CVE-2014-6549) CVE-2014-6549 OpenJDK: incorrect class loader permission check in ClassLoader getParent() (Libraries, 8055314)

Summary:	CVE-2014-6549 OpenJDK: incorrect class loader permission check in ClassLoader...

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	CVE-2014-6549

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	urgent Severity urgent
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Assigned To:	Red Hat Product Security
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Keywords:	Security

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Blocks:	1179762
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Reported:	2015-01-19 07:21 EST by Tomas Hoger
Modified:	2017-08-16 05:52 EDT (History)
CC List:	4 users (show)

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Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	An improper permission check issue was discovered in the Libraries component in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions.
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Last Closed:	2015-01-26 02:42:13 EST
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2015:0069	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Important: java-1.8.0-openjdk security update	2015-01-21 21:38:44 EST
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2015:0080	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Critical: java-1.8.0-oracle security update	2017-12-15 10:34:38 EST
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2015:0133	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Critical: java-1.7.1-ibm security update	2015-02-05 19:35:28 EST
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2015:0134	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Critical: java-1.7.0-ibm security update	2015-02-05 19:34:56 EST

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Description Tomas Hoger 2015-01-19 07:21:11 EST

It was discovered that the java.lang.ClassLoader's getParent() method performed an incorrect class loader permission check.  An untrusted Java application or applet could use this flaw to bypass Java sandbox restrictions.

Comment 1 Tomas Hoger 2015-01-20 17:10:50 EST

Public now via Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2015.  Fixed in Oracle Java SE 8u31.

External References:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html#AppendixJAVA

Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2015-01-21 17:45:43 EST

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Via RHSA-2015:0069 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0069.html

Comment 3 Tomas Hoger 2015-01-22 07:05:37 EST

Upstream OpenJDK commit:

http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8u/jdk8u/jdk/rev/fc4646e5a11f

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2015-01-22 16:25:06 EST

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Via RHSA-2015:0080 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0080.html

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2015-02-05 14:36:58 EST

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Via RHSA-2015:0134 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0134.html

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2015-02-05 14:37:48 EST

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Via RHSA-2015:0133 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0133.html

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