Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenJDK and IcedTea,
the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
Background
OpenJDK is a free and open-source implementation of the Java Platform,
Standard Edition.
IcedTea’s aim is to provide OpenJDK in a form suitable for easy
configuration, compilation and distribution with the primary goal of
allowing inclusion in GNU/Linux distributions.
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.