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openjdk-7 (7u79-2.5.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.2) trusty-security; urgency=medium

  * Backport to 14.04 LTS.

openjdk-7 (7u79-2.5.5-0ubuntu1) vivid; urgency=high

  * IcedTea7 2.5.5 release (based on OpenJDK 7u79).
  * Security fixes
    - S8059064: Better G1 log caching.
    - S8060461: Fix for JDK-8042609 uncovers additional issue.
    - S8064601, CVE-2015-0480: Improve jar file handling.
    - S8065286: Fewer subtable substitutions.
    - S8065291: Improved font lookups.
    - S8066479: Better certificate chain validation.
    - S8067050: Better font consistency checking.
    - S8067684: Better font substitutions.
    - S8067699, CVE-2015-0469: Better glyph storage.
    - S8068320, CVE-2015-0477: Limit applet requests.
    - S8068720, CVE-2015-0488: Better certificate options checking.
    - S8069198: Upgrade image library.
    - S8071726, CVE-2015-0478: Better RSA optimizations.
    - S8071818: Better vectorization on SPARC.
    - S8071931, CVE-2015-0460: Return of the phantom menace.
  * Build the documentation when building with a Hotspot VM. Closes: #781577.
  * openjdk-7-jre.preinst: Fix version for alternatives cleanup.
    Closes: #775072.
  * Re-enable HotSpot on SPARC; zero doesn't workm and there seems to be
    some work ongoing upstream.
  * Refresh patches.
  * Only install the openjdk-java.desktop file when using cautious-launcher.
 -- Steve Beattie <email address hidden>   Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:09:50 -0700

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