This update for java-1_7_1-ibm fixes the following issues:
Security issue fixed:
- CVE-2016-2183: The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and
other protocols and products, have a birthday bound of approximately four billion blocks, which
makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext data via a birthday attack against a
long-duration encrypted session, as demonstrated by an HTTPS session using Triple DES in CBC mode,
aka a 'Sweet32' attack. (bsc#1027038)