Wednesday, February 16, 2011

New Java Updates Available

Oracle has released update for Java SE and Java for Business. The update fixes 21 security vulnerabilities of which 19 can be exploited to execute arbitrary code in affected system.

Affected versions are:
- Java SE:
• JDK and JRE 6 Update 23 and earlier for Windows, Solaris, and Linux
• JDK 5.0 Update 27 and earlier for Solaris 9
• SDK 1.4.2_29 and earlier for Solaris 8

- Java for Business:
• JDK and JRE 6 Update 23 and earlier for Windows, Solaris and Linux
• JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 27 and earlier for Windows, Solaris and Linux
• SDK and JRE 1.4.2_29 and earlier for Windows, Solaris and Linux

More information about the update can be read from Java critical patch update document.

Java users are recommended to update their versions to the latest one available.

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