RHSA-2008:1018: Critical: java-1.6.0-sun security update

First published: Thu Dec 04 2008(Updated: )

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) contains the software and tools that<br>users need to run applets and applications written using the Java<br>programming language. <br>A vulnerability was found in in Java Web Start. If a user visits a<br>malicious website, an attacker could misuse this flaw to execute arbitrary<br>code. (CVE-2008-2086)<br>Additionally, these packages fix several other critical vulnerabilities.<br>These are summarized in the "Advance notification of Security Updates for<br>Java SE" from Sun Microsystems.<br>Users of java-1.6.0-sun should upgrade to these updated packages, which<br>correct these issues.

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