A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 10.10
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 10.10: openjdk-6-jdk 6b20-1.9.2-0ubuntu2
After a standard system update you need to restart any Java services, applications or applets to make all the necessary changes.
Details follow:
USN-1024-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenJDK. Some of the additional backported improvements could interfere with the compilation of certain Java software. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that certain system property information was being leaked, which could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information.