The Oracle Critical Security Patch update (CSPU) released this week contains 245 newly-announced fixes for supported on-premises software, some of which impact multiple products. It is in reaction to an industry trend to announce and fix security holes much more quickly, and complements Oracle’s traditional quarterly patch schedule.
The current batch of patches affects a wide range of products, including Oracle Enterprise Manager, JD Edwards, Fusion Middleware, MySQL, Peoplesoft, and others.
Oracle said its aim is to provide targeted, high-priority security fixes in a smaller, more focused format, making them easier to apply with minimal disruption. “Oracle conducts an analysis of each secu...