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  <DocumentTitle xml:lang="en">Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.4.2-ibm-sap End of Support Notice</DocumentTitle>
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    <ContactDetails>secalert@redhat.com</ContactDetails>
    <IssuingAuthority>Red Hat Security Response Team</IssuingAuthority>
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    <Status>Final</Status>
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         <Date>2012-12-17T20:54:00Z</Date>
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    <Note Title="Topic" Type="Summary" Ordinal="1" xml:lang="en">
The java-1.4.2-ibm-sap packages shipped in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
and 6 for SAP RHN repositories are no longer supported for SAP products. As
a result, these packages will no longer be updated and may contain security
flaws. Users are advised to migrate to the supported version of SAP
certified Java.    </Note>
    <Note Title="Details" Type="General" Ordinal="2" xml:lang="en">
IBM J2SE version 1.4.2 includes the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the
IBM Java Software Development Kit.

As of October 1 2012, IBM J2SE 1.4.2 is no longer supported for use with
SAP products. All SAP users should migrate to SAP JVM 4 provided by SAP as
the only supported Java Virtual Machine. Refer to &quot;SAP Note 1495160 - SAP
JVM replacement for Partner JDKs 1.4.2&quot; for additional details.

These java-1.4.2-ibm-sap packages provide the last SAP certified IBM J2SE
1.4.2 release, SR13-FP13.    </Note>
    <Note Title="Terms of Use" Ordinal="3" Type="Legal Disclaimer" xml:lang="en">Please see https://www.redhat.com/footer/terms-of-use.html</Note>
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  <DocumentDistribution xml:lang="en">Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.</DocumentDistribution>
  <AggregateSeverity Namespace="https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/">Moderate</AggregateSeverity>
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       <Description>https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate</Description>
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    <Reference>
       <URL>http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/</URL>
       <Description>http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/</Description>
    </Reference>
    <Reference>
       <URL>http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-1124</URL>
       <Description>http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-1124</Description>
    </Reference>
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