RHSA-2009:1551: Moderate: java-1.4.2-ibm security update

First published: Wed Nov 04 2009(Updated: )

The IBM 1.4.2 SR13-FP2 Java release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime<br>Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit.<br>This update fixes two vulnerabilities in the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment<br>and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit. These vulnerabilities are<br>summarized on the IBM "Security alerts" page listed in the References<br>section. (CVE-2008-5349, CVE-2009-2625)<br>Warning: Do not install these java-1.4.2-ibm packages for SAP alongside the<br>java-1.4.2-ibm packages from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras or<br>Supplementary channels on the Red Hat Network. Doing so could cause your<br>system to fail to update cleanly, among other possible problems.<br>All users of java-1.4.2-ibm for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 for SAP<br>are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain the IBM<br>1.4.2 SR13-FP2 Java release. All running instances of IBM Java must be<br>restarted for this update to take effect.

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