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# IV92898: FIX SECURITY VULNERABILITY CVE-2016-5546

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## APAR status

- ### Closed as program error.

## Error description

- ```
N/A
```

## Local fix

- ```
N/A
```

## Problem summary

- ```
A security vulnerability has been identified.
```

## Problem conclusion

- ```
The Java Runtime Environment has been or will be updated to fix
the problem described in CVE-2016-5546 at
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5546.
.
This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     8    SR4       (8.0.4.0)
     7 R1 SR4       (7.1.4.0)
     7    SR10 FP0  (7.0.10.0)
     6 R1 SR8 FP40  (6.1.8.40)
     6    SR16 FP40 (6.0.16.40)
.
Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service
Refreshes and Fix Packs.
For those running stand-alone, information about the available
Service Refreshes and Fix Packs can be found at:
             https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/
```

## Temporary fix

- ```

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## Comments

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## APAR Information

- ### APAR number

IV92898

- ### Reported component name

SECURITY

- ### Reported component ID

620700125

- ### Reported release

270

- ### Status

CLOSED PER

- ### PE

NoPE

- ### HIPER

NoHIPER

- ### Special Attention

NoSpecatt / Xsystem

- ### Submitted date

2017-02-02

- ### Closed date

2017-02-02

- ### Last modified date

2017-06-01

## Fix information

- ### Fixed component name

SECURITY

- ### Fixed component ID

620700125

## Applicable component levels

- ### R270 PSY

UP

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### Document Information

**More support for:**

Runtimes for Java Technology

**Software version:**

270

**Document number:**

4494027

**Modified date:**

07 December 2020