Information disclosure in JRockit and Oracle Java SE - CVE-2018-2579

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Information disclosure in JRockit and Oracle Java SE - CVE-2018-2579

Published: January 22, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10125
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2579
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Libraries component. A remote attacker can partially access data.

Affected software

JRockit
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server
Oracle Java SE
Amazon Linux AMI
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
IBM AIX
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power
SUSE Linux
IBM Algo Credit Manager
IBM Cognos Command Center
Red Hat Satellite
IBM MQ
java-1.7.0-oracle-src (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.0-oracle-devel (Red Hat package)
java-1.7.0-oracle (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-oracle (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-oracle-devel (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-oracle-javafx (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-oracle-plugin (Red Hat package)
java-1.8.0-oracle-src (Red Hat package)
System Networking Switch Center (SNSC)
Virtualization Engine TS7700 3957-VEB
Virtualization Engine TS7700 3957-V07
Virtualization Engine TS7700 3957-VEC

How to mitigate CVE-2018-2579

Install update from vendor's website.

java-1.7.0-oracle-src (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.7.0-oracle-devel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.7.0-oracle (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el7
java-1.8.0-oracle (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7
java-1.8.0-oracle-devel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7
java-1.8.0-oracle-javafx (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7
java-1.8.0-oracle-jdbc (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7
java-1.8.0-oracle-plugin (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7
java-1.8.0-oracle-src (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9, 1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7
System Networking Switch Center (SNSC) - update to 7.3.4
Virtualization Engine TS7700 3957-VEB - addressed in versions 8.33.3.14 VTD_EXEC.269, 8.40.2.12 VTD_EXEC.269, 8.41.101.10 VTD_EXEC.269, 8.41.200.113 VTD_EXEC.269
Virtualization Engine TS7700 3957-V07 - addressed in versions 8.33.3.14 VTD_EXEC.269, 8.40.2.12 VTD_EXEC.269, 8.41.101.10 VTD_EXEC.269, 8.41.200.113 VTD_EXEC.269
Virtualization Engine TS7700 3957-VEC - addressed in versions 8.40.2.12 VTD_EXEC.269, 8.41.101.10 VTD_EXEC.269, 8.41.200.113 VTD_EXEC.269

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