GLSA 201406-32: IcedTea JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:high
Title:IcedTea JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:06/29/2014
Bugs: #312297, #330205, #340819, #346799, #352035, #353418, #354231, #355127, #370787, #387637, #404095, #421031, #429522, #433389, #438750, #442478, #457206, #458410, #461714, #466822, #477210, #489570, #508270
ID:201406-32

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the IcedTea JDK, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

IcedTea is a distribution of the Java OpenJDK source code built with free build tools.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
dev-java/icedtea-bin < 6.1.13.3 >= 6.1.13.3 All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the IcedTea JDK. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, bypass intended security policies, or have other unspecified impact.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All IcedTea JDK users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/icedtea-bin-6.1.13.3"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

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