| Description: | The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) contains the software and tools that users need to run applets and applications written using the Java programming language.
A vulnerability was found in in Java Web Start. If a user visits a malicious website, an attacker could misuse this flaw to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-2086)
Additionally, these packages fix several other critical vulnerabilities. These are summarized in the "Advance notification of Security Updates for Java SE" from Sun Microsystems.
Users of java-1.6.0-sun should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues.
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