Amazon Linux 1 Security Advisory: ALAS-2012-88
Advisory Release Date: 2012-06-19 15:58 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2014-09-14 16:20 Pacific
FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity
Multiple flaws were discovered in the CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) implementation in Java. A malicious Java application or applet could use these flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions or modify immutable object data. (CVE-2012-1711, CVE-2012-1719)
It was discovered that the SynthLookAndFeel class from Swing did not properly prevent access to certain UI elements from outside the current application context. A malicious Java application or applet could use this flaw to crash the Java Virtual Machine, or bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2012-1716)
Multiple flaws were discovered in the font manager's layout lookup implementation. A specially-crafted font file could cause the Java Virtual Machine to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the virtual machine. (CVE-2012-1713)
Multiple flaws were found in the way the Java HotSpot Virtual Machine verified the bytecode of the class file to be executed. A specially-crafted Java application or applet could use these flaws to crash the Java Virtual Machine, or bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2012-1723, CVE-2012-1725)
It was discovered that the Java XML parser did not properly handle certain XML documents. An attacker able to make a Java application parse a specially-crafted XML file could use this flaw to make the XML parser enter an infinite loop. (CVE-2012-1724)
It was discovered that the Java security classes did not properly handle Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL). CRL containing entries with duplicate certificate serial numbers could have been ignored. (CVE-2012-1718)
It was discovered that various classes of the Java Runtime library could create temporary files with insecure permissions. A local attacker could use this flaw to gain access to the content of such temporary files. (CVE-2012-1717)
Affected Packages:
java-1.6.0-openjdk
Issue Correction:
Run yum update java-1.6.0-openjdk to update your system.
i686:
java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0-52.1.11.3.45.amzn1.i686
java-1.6.0-openjdk-src-1.6.0.0-52.1.11.3.45.amzn1.i686
java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-52.1.11.3.45.amzn1.i686
java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.6.0.0-52.1.11.3.45.amzn1.i686
java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.0-52.1.11.3.45.amzn1.i686
java-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.6.0.0-52.1.11.3.45.amzn1.i686
src:
java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-52.1.11.3.45.amzn1.src
x86_64:
java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel-1.6.0.0-52.1.11.3.45.amzn1.x86_64
java-1.6.0-openjdk-src-1.6.0.0-52.1.11.3.45.amzn1.x86_64
java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-52.1.11.3.45.amzn1.x86_64
java-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.6.0.0-52.1.11.3.45.amzn1.x86_64
java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1.6.0.0-52.1.11.3.45.amzn1.x86_64
java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.6.0.0-52.1.11.3.45.amzn1.x86_64