USN-3942-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerability
USN-3942-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerability openjdk-7 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary Java applets or applications could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description openjdk-7 – Open Source Java implementation Details It was discovered that a memory disclosure issue existed in the OpenJDK Library subsystem. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information and possibly bypass Java sandbox restrictions. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS icedtea-7-jre-jamvm – 7u211-2.6.17-0ubuntu0.1 openjdk-7-jdk – 7u211-2.6.17-0ubuntu0.1 openjdk-7-jre – 7u211-2.6.17-0ubuntu0.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any Java applications or applets to make all the necessary changes. References [ more… ]