========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3747-1 August 21, 2018 openjdk-lts vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in OpenJDK 10. Software Description: - openjdk-lts: Java runtime based on OpenJDK (debugging symbols) Details: It was discovered that OpenJDK did not properly validate types in some situations. An attacker could use this to construct a Java class that could possibly bypass sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2018-2825, CVE-2018-2826) It was discovered that the PatternSyntaxException class in OpenJDK did not properly validate arguments passed to it. An attacker could use this to potentially construct a class that caused a denial of service (excessive memory consumption). (CVE-2018-2952) Daniel Bleichenbacher discovered a vulnerability in the Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) mode of operation for symmetric block ciphers in OpenJDK. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2018-2972) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: openjdk-11-jre 10.0.2+13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 openjdk-11-jre-headless 10.0.2+13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 openjdk-11-jre-zero 10.0.2+13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 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: https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3747-1 CVE-2018-2825, CVE-2018-2826, CVE-2018-2952, CVE-2018-2972 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-lts/10.0.2+13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1