CVE-2015-3149

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenJDK8 versions as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7

Description The issue allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the Hotspot component.

Recommendations For OpenJDK8 versions as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7, consider restricting access to the Hotspot component to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.