RHSA-2016:0098: Critical: java-1.8.0-ibm security update

First published: Tue Feb 02 2016(Updated: )

IBM Java SE version 8 includes the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM<br>Java Software Development Kit.<br>This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java Runtime<br>Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit. Further information<br>about these flaws can be found on the IBM Java Security alerts page, listed<br>in the References section. (CVE-2015-5041, CVE-2015-7575, CVE-2015-8126,<br>CVE-2015-8472, CVE-2016-0402, CVE-2016-0448, CVE-2016-0466, CVE-2016-0475,<br>CVE-2016-0483, CVE-2016-0494)<br>Note: This update also disallows the use of the MD5 hash algorithm in the<br>certification path processing. The use of MD5 can be re-enabled by removing<br>MD5 from the jdk.certpath.disabledAlgorithms security property defined in<br>the java.security file.<br>All users of java-1.8.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated<br>packages, containing the IBM Java SE 8 SR2-FP10 release. All running<br>instances of IBM Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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