ALAS-2014-280

Amazon Linux 1 Security Advisory: ALAS-2014-280
Advisory Release Date: 2014-01-15 10:28 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2014-09-16 22:20 Pacific
Severity: Critical
Issue Overview:

An input validation flaw was discovered in the font layout engine in the 2D component. A specially crafted font file could trigger Java Virtual Machine memory corruption when processed. An untrusted Java application or applet could possibly use this flaw to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2013-5907)

Multiple improper permission check issues were discovered in the CORBA, JNDI, and Libraries components in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2014-0428, CVE-2014-0422, CVE-2013-5893)

Multiple improper permission check issues were discovered in the Serviceability, Security, CORBA, JAAS, JAXP, and Networking components in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these flaws to bypass certain Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2014-0373, CVE-2013-5878, CVE-2013-5910, CVE-2013-5896, CVE-2013-5884, CVE-2014-0416, CVE-2014-0376, CVE-2014-0368)

It was discovered that the Beans component did not restrict processing of XML external entities. This flaw could cause a Java application using Beans to leak sensitive information, or affect application availability. (CVE-2014-0423)

It was discovered that the JSSE component could leak timing information during the TLS/SSL handshake. This could possibly lead to disclosure of information about the used encryption keys. (CVE-2014-0411)


Affected Packages:

java-1.7.0-openjdk


Issue Correction:
Run yum update java-1.7.0-openjdk to update your system.

New Packages:
i686:
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.34.amzn1.i686
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.34.amzn1.i686
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.34.amzn1.i686
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.34.amzn1.i686
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.34.amzn1.i686

noarch:
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.34.amzn1.noarch

src:
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.34.amzn1.src

x86_64:
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.34.amzn1.x86_64
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.34.amzn1.x86_64
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.34.amzn1.x86_64
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.34.amzn1.x86_64
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.34.amzn1.x86_64

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2013-5878, CVE-2013-5884, CVE-2013-5893, CVE-2013-5896, CVE-2013-5907, CVE-2013-5910, CVE-2014-0368, CVE-2014-0373, CVE-2014-0376, CVE-2014-0411, CVE-2014-0416, CVE-2014-0422, CVE-2014-0423, CVE-2014-0428

Mitre: CVE-2013-5878, CVE-2013-5884, CVE-2013-5893, CVE-2013-5896, CVE-2013-5907, CVE-2013-5910, CVE-2014-0368, CVE-2014-0373, CVE-2014-0376, CVE-2014-0411, CVE-2014-0416, CVE-2014-0422, CVE-2014-0423, CVE-2014-0428