Critical patch updates are sets of security patches for oracle products. Mysql is home to the largest number of security fixes in the update. Oracle has just released security alert cve20192729. Oracle database server, oracle fusion middleware, oracle secure backup, oracle hyperion, oracle enterprise manager, oracle ebusiness suite, oracle supply chain, oracle. Oracle releases security patches every three months, a process known as the critical patch update. Oracle has released 397 new security patches as a part of their quarterly update cycle, out of which 262 vulnerabilities are remotely exploitable without user authentication oracle mysql received 45 security patches of which 9 of the vulnerabilities allow an attacker to remotely exploit machines without the need for user authentication. Oracles quarterly critical patch updates to be released today include fixes for 333 security vulnerabilities. This document defines the patches and minimum releases for the database product suite, fusion middleware product suite, exalogic, and enterprise manager suite critical patch updates and patch set updates released on january 14, 2020. Oracle therefore strongly recommends that customers remain on activelysupported versions and apply critical patch update fixes without delay. Oracles fusion middleware, on the other hand, got 44 new security fixes, with 38 of them rated as being critical. Oracle quarterly critical patches issued january 14, 2020. Patching is a failed security paradigm the oracle warning points out a major weakness in the practice of patching as. April 2020 critical patch update released oracle security blog.
Security fixing policies secure development oracle. Oracle quarterly critical patches issued october 17, 2017. January 2020 critical patch update released oracle security blog. The company strongly recommends all customers apply the critical patch update immediately, as many breaches are a direct result of not applying security updates when they become available.
Patch set updates psu patch set updates are used to patch oracle weblogic server only. Oracle today released the january 2020 critical patch update. Oracle quarterly critical patches issued january 14, 2020 overview. Hidden behind oracles security scare campaign are real risks and challenges in their dated security patch and update model, known as critical patch updates cpus. Oracle tackles a massive 405 bugs for its april quarterly patch. On january 14, oracle released its critical patch update cpu for january 2020.
For more information about these vulnerabilities, see oracle critical patch update advisory july 2016. Oracle is projecting the final april cpu could include as many as 405 patches compared to 297 in the same patch update in 2019. Remote attackers could exploit 10 of these without user credentials. Remote attackers could exploit 7 of these without user credentials. Oracle will detail 405 new security vulnerabilities tuesday, part of its quarterly critical patch update advisory. Oracle released an emergency security update for another critical remote code execution vulnerability that can be exploited by the remote attacker to gain control over the system. A critical patch update is a collection of patches for multiple security. A critical patch update is a collection of patches for multiple.
Oracle critical patch update advisory january 2020 oracle blogs. Then patch set updates psu were added as cumulative patches that included priority fixes as well as security fixes. Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in oracle products, which could allow for remote code execution. All of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i. Oracle released a security update with a whopping 98 fixes, including 17 for oracle fusion middleware and 26 for oracle mysql. This critical patch update provides security updates for a wide range of product families, including. Oracle admins are staring down the barrel of a massive quarterly critical patch update that includes 405 patches.
Oracle therefore strongly recommends that customers remain on activelysupported versions and apply critical patch update security patches without delay, the company notes. It all started in january 2005 with critical patch updates cpu. Oracle issues patches for 333 vulnerabilities it world. Critical patch update patches are usually cumulative, but each advisory describes only the security fixes added since the previous critical patch update advisory. These patches are usually cumulative, but each advisory describes only the security patches added since the previous critical patch update advisory. Oracle january 2020 critical patch update contains 255. And im already downloading the patch bundles for all my installations 11. The update included a total of eight fixes for oracle database products, seven new security fixes for the. They are released on the tuesday closest to the 17th day of january, april, july and october. A few cves if successfully exploited can result in. Critical patch updates are collections of security fixes for oracle products. Critical patch updates april 2020 critical patch update released. Oracle to release 45 security patches tuesday computerworld. Oracle just released a whopping 334 security fixes in critical patch update.
Oracle quarterly critical patches issued april 14, 2020. All amazon rds for mysql database instances must be upgraded to address the security issues in this update. On july 17th 2018 oracle released critical patch update cpu in accordance with their predefined schedule. Oracle april 2020 critical patch update includes record. Oracle therefore strongly recommends that customers remain on actively supported versions and apply critical patch update security patches. Of these, three plug critical vulnerabilities in oracle hospitality reporting and analytics cve201710402, cve201710405, cve. Oracles latest critical patch update includes 15 fixes. Oracle critical patch update cpu april 2020 for oracle. Oracle notifies customers about security vulnerability fixes for all its products four times a year through the critical patch update cpu program. Taken together, the q2 cpu represents an 18 percent increase over the q1 cpu, and a 33 percent increase year over year. Oracle critical patch update advisory october 2019.
The oracle security alerts for july 2019 got published today. Understand the primary mechanism for the backport of fixes for security vulnerabilities in oracle products, which is the quarterly critical patch update cpu. Oracle has released its first critical patch update of 2008 with 26 new security fixes. Oracle will release 45 critical security fixes on tuesday, the company announced thursday. Of the 253 security flaws fixed in the october critical patch update cpu, oracle database, mysql, java, linux and virtualization products, and the sun systems suite accounted for only onethird. Oracle critical patch update for january 2020 securezoo blog. As of the october 2012 critical patch update, oracle has changed the terminology to better differentiate between patch types. Oracle patches over 100 flaws that can be remotely exploited without credentials. The oracle critical patch update cpu is an ongoing series of regularly issued fixes for security flaws in products made by or maintained by software. As with almost all previous oracle ebusiness suite critical patch updates cpu, the july 2018 quarterly patch is significant and highrisk. This critical patch update contains 334 new security patches across the product families listed below. Oracle database server, oracle fusion middleware, oracle secure backup, oracle hyperion, oracle enterprise manager, oracle ebusiness suite, oracle supply chain, oracle peoplesoft, oracle siebel crm, oracle jdedwards, oracle industry applications communications, construction and engineering, financial services, health sciences.
Patches released as part of this program may be patch set updates, security patch updates, and bundle patches. That collection of patches officially included fixes for 3 security vulnerabilities for oracle database server versions 11. Oracle patches 334 flaws in july critical patch update. Critical patch updates, security alerts and bulletins oracle. Regardless of the patch type, the patches are cumulative. The critical patch update program cpu was introduced in january 2005 to provide a fixed, publiclyavailable schedule to help customers lower their security management costs. Oracles program for quarterly release of security fixes. Oracle critical patch update advisory january 2020. A prerelease announcement released by oracle on tuesday, april 14, 2020. Oracle partner waratek, which makes application security products, noted the 397 patches are 18 per cent more than were issued in januarys critical update release and a 33 per cent increase.
Oracle quarterly critical patches issued october 17, 2017 overview. Oracle just released a whopping 334 security fixes in. Critical patch update patches are usually cumulative. Cpu, psu, spu oracle critical patch update terminology. Oracle fixes 252 vulnerabilities in october 2017 critical. Oracle critical patch update addresses 405 new security. Oracle does not disclose detailed information about this security analysis to customers, but the resulting risk matrix and associated documentation provide information about the type of vulnerability, the conditions required to exploit it, and the potential impact of a successful exploit. Oracles second critical patch update of 2020 addresses 450 cves across a recordbreaking 397 security patches, including critical vulnerabilities in oracle fusion middleware products. The april oracle 2020 critical patch update cpu could see a 37% increase in software patches across the oracle product suite based on a prerelease of the quarterly update due on tuesday, april 14th. Oracle critical patch update july 2018 and security alert.
One of the patches address a critical vulnerability cve2016031 in networking apache commons fileupload component of ops center. The critical patch update also addresses 50 new security vulnerabilities in oracle enterprise manager. Oracle releases critical patch update for all product families. Understanding the oracle cloud infrastructure environment. Oracles quarterly critical patch update includes security updates and patches for 169 problems affecting products including java, fusion middleware, enterprise manager and mysql. Oracle preps critical security patches for next week. They are available to customers with valid support contracts. The critical patch update also addresses 11 new security vulnerabilities in oracle enterprise manager. This terminology will be used for the oracle database, enterprise manager, fusion.
The company said in a prerelease announcement that some of the vulnerabilities. In the real world, we believe a cpucentric security model may put licensees at risk with a false sense of comprehensive security protection that is not provided by oracles cpus. Oracle hospitality applications received a total of 37 patches. Oracle regularly issues securityrelated patch updates and security alerts. Policy on information provided in critical patch update advisories and security. The oracle cloud operations and security teams regularly evaluate oracles critical patch updates and security alert fixes as well as relevant thirdparty fixes as they become available and apply the relevant patches in accordance with applicable change management processes. Oracle enterprise manager products were patched for 16 issues, all of which are. Basically the cpu are cumulative, it is also mentioned in the page of oracle critical patch update advisory january 2017. Oracle issues almost 400 critical patches, urges it to. Oracle tackles a massive 405 bugs for its april quarterly. Critical patch update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. Oracle security update contains critical patches for mysql. Monster oracle update patches database, java infoworld.
Oracle critical patch update for april 2020 securezoo blog. Microsoft is issuing this security update to help ensure that all customers using this thirdparty code in microsoft exchange are protected from these vulnerabilities. Oracles april 2020 critical patch update brings 397. On april 14, oracle released its critical patch update cpu advisory for april 2020 as part of its quarterly release of security patches. Please note that an mos note summarizing the content of this critical patch update and other oracle software security assurance activities is located at january 2020 critical patch update. Two of the critical vulnerabilities cve201811058 and cve20195482 impact the enterprise manager ops center. A critical patch update cpu is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. Amazon rds will make new versions available shortly. Critical patch update july 2018 oracle ebusiness suite.
Scope the document is for database administrators andor others tasked with quarterly security patching. Oracle today released the april 2020 critical patch update. Oracles october 2019 critical patch update contains 219 security patches across virtually all of oracles product families. This document defines and identifies the oracle communications services gatekeeper patches and minimum releases that are required for the oracle products to address the security vulnerabilities announced in the advisory for april 2020. Oracle conducts an analysis of each security vulnerability addressed by a critical patch update. Oracle critical patch update contains 334 new security. Oracle rings in the new year with its first critical patch update of 2020 addressing 255 cves across 334 security patches, including critical vulnerabilities in oracle weblogic server. Oracle to ship critical security patches next week cso. Oracle provides critical patch updates cpu to its customers to fix security vulnerabilities. The next collection of security patches for the companys products will be released on july. The fixes arrived on tuesday the same day as a bevy of patches from microsoft and adobe systems. Oracle to release 45 security patches tuesday and all of them are critical. Oracle java critical security updates released security.
Oracle releases security patches every three months, a process known as the critical patch update cpu. Oracle quarterly critical patches issued january 14, 2020 msisac advisory number. Oracle quarterly critical patches issued april 14, 2020 msisac advisory number. January 2020 critical patch update released oracle. See the critical patch updates and security alerts website. Our services are not affected, except as noted below. Oracle database server, oracle communications applications, oracle construction and engineering, oracle ebusiness suite, oracle enterprise manager, oracle financial services applications, oracle food and beverage applications, oracle fusion middleware, oracle graalvm, oracle health sciences applications, oracle hospitality.