The Hotspot component in OpenJDK8 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise_linux_desktop | Redhat | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_desktop | Redhat | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_hpc_node | Redhat | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_hpc_node | Redhat | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus | Redhat | 7.1 (including) | 7.1 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_server | Redhat | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_server | Redhat | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_server_aus | Redhat | 6.6 (including) | 6.6 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_server_eus | Redhat | 6.6z (including) | 6.6z (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_server_eus | Redhat | 7.1 (including) | 7.1 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_workstation | Redhat | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_workstation | Redhat | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | RedHat | java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.51-0.b16.el6_6 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | RedHat | java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.51-1.b16.ael7b_1 | * |