[ GLSA 201709-22 ] Oracle JDK/JRE, IcedTea

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Oracle JDK/JRE, IcedTea: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201709-22)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2017-09-24
Updated: 2017-09-25
Bug(s): #625602, #626088, #627682
ID: 201709-22

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Oracle's JRE and JDK
software suites, and IcedTea, the worst of which may allow execution of
arbitrary code.


Background

Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) lets you develop and deploy
Java applications on desktops and servers, as well as in today’s
demanding embedded environments. Java offers the rich user interface,
performance, versatility, portability, and security that today’s
applications require.
IcedTea’s aim is to provide OpenJDK in a form suitable for easy
configuration, compilation and distribution with the primary goal of
allowing inclusion in GNU/Linux distributions.


Affected Packages

Package: dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin
Vulnerable: < 1.8.0.141
Unaffected: >= 1.8.0.141
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: dev-java/oracle-jre-bin
Vulnerable: < 1.8.0.141
Unaffected: >= 1.8.0.141
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: dev-java/icedtea-bin
Vulnerable: < 7.2.6.11
Vulnerable: < 3.5.0
Unaffected: >= 7.2.6.11
Unaffected: >= 3.5.0
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Oracle’s JRE, JDK and
IcedTea. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.


Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or gain
access to information.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Oracle JDK binary users should upgrade to the latest version: