Bug 975130 – CVE-2013-2458 OpenJDK: Method handles (Libraries, 8009424)

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Bug 975130 - (CVE-2013-2458) CVE-2013-2458 OpenJDK: Method handles (Libraries, 8009424)

Summary:	CVE-2013-2458 OpenJDK: Method handles (Libraries, 8009424)

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	CVE-2013-2458

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

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Keywords:	Security

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Blocks:	973111 973116
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Reported:	2013-06-17 12:43 EDT by Stefan Cornelius
Modified:	2013-07-17 12:13 EDT (History)
CC List:	4 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2013-07-17 12:13:48 EDT
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2013:0957	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Critical: java-1.7.0-openjdk security update	2013-06-20 00:03:33 EDT
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2013:0958	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Important: java-1.7.0-openjdk security update	2013-06-20 00:03:25 EDT
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2013:0963	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Critical: java-1.7.0-oracle security update	2013-11-13 11:09:17 EST
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2013:1060	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Critical: java-1.7.0-ibm security update	2013-11-13 11:13:46 EST

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Description Stefan Cornelius 2013-06-17 12:43:51 EDT

It was discovered that an error related to method handles exists in the Libraries component. An untrusted Java application or applet could possibly use this flaw to bypass Java sandbox restrictions.

Comment 1 Jan Lieskovsky 2013-06-19 10:15:28 EDT

External References:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpujun2013-1899847.html

Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2013-06-19 20:06:19 EDT

This issue has been addressed in following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Via RHSA-2013:0958 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0958.html

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2013-06-19 20:10:36 EDT

This issue has been addressed in following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Via RHSA-2013:0957 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0957.html

Comment 4 Stefan Cornelius 2013-06-20 08:06:28 EDT

OpenJDK7 upstream repositories commit:

http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/9efb5fb77027

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2013-06-20 10:54:00 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-2013:0963 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0963.html

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2013-07-15 16:44:19 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-2013:1060 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1060.html

Comment 8 Stefan Cornelius 2013-07-17 12:13:48 EDT

Fixed in IcedTea7 versions 2.1.9, 2.2.9, 2.3.10 and 2.4.1:
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-June/023849.html
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-June/023860.html
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-July/023895.html

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