Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Swing implementation in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22 and 6 before Update 17, and OpenJDK, have unknown impact and remote attack vectors, related to "information leaks in mutable variables," aka Bug Id 6657026.
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 | 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el5 | RHSA-2009:1571 |
| RHEL 5 | java-1.6.0-openjdk +4 | 1:1.6.0.0-1.7.b09.el5 | RHSA-2009:1584 |
| RHEL 5 | java-1.6.0-sun +5 | 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5 | RHSA-2009:1560 |
| RHEL 4 | java-1.5.0-sun +5 | 1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1571 |
| RHEL 4 | java-1.6.0-sun +5 | 1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1560 |
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-2009:1584 Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.6.0-openjdk security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2009:1571 Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.5.0-sun security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2009:1560 Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.6.0-sun security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- GLSA-200911-02 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530175
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8841 vdb-entry signature
- http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html
- http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html
- MDVSA-2010:084 vendor-advisory
- 37386 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7300 vdb-entry signature