Description
Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 20 and 6 before Update 15, and OpenJDK, might allow context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors involving static variables that are declared without the final keyword, related to (1) LayoutQueue, (2) Cursor.predefined, (3) AccessibleResourceBundle.getContents, (4) ImageReaderSpi.STANDARD_INPUT_TYPE, (5) ImageWriterSpi.STANDARD_OUTPUT_TYPE, (6) the imageio plugins, (7) DnsContext.debug, (8) RmfFileReader/StandardMidiFileWriter.types, (9) AbstractSaslImpl.logger, (10) Synth.Region.uiToRegionMap/lowerCaseNameMap, (11) the Introspector class and a cache of BeanInfo, and (12) JAX-WS, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2673.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | java-1.5.0-sun +5 | 1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el5 | RHSA-2009:1199 |
| RHEL 5 | java-1.6.0-openjdk +4 | 1:1.6.0.0-1.2.b09.el5 | RHSA-2009:1201 |
| RHEL 5 | java-1.6.0-sun +5 | 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5 | RHSA-2009:1200 |
| RHEL 4 | java-1.5.0-sun +5 | 1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1199 |
| RHEL 4 | java-1.6.0-sun +5 | 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1200 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | java-1.5.0-sun +1 | 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1662 |
Advisories 4
- RHSA-2009:1662 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Sun Java Runtime security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2009:1201 Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.6.0-openjdk security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2009:1200 Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.6.0-sun security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2009:1199 Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.5.0-sun security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- RHSA-2009:1200 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=513215
- RHSA-2009:1199 vendor-advisory
- 36162 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2009-2543 vdb-entry
- GLSA-200911-02 vendor-advisory
- 36199 third-party-advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125139-16-1
- MDVSA-2009:209 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2009-8329 vendor-advisory
- http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html
- 36180 third-party-advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-118667-22-1
- 36176 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2009-8337 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2009:016 vendor-advisory
- http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10221 vdb-entry signature
- APPLE-SA-2009-09-03-1 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2009:1201 vendor-advisory
- 37386 third-party-advisory