Oracle CPU / PSU Announcement April 2017

Last night Oracle released there new Critical Patch Update. From the DB perspective it is a rather small patch update. It just includes 2 fixes for security vulnerabilities on Oracle database 11.2.0.4 and 12.1.0.2. None of the vulnerabilities are remote exploitable without authentication but one fix is also for client only installations. The highest CVSS Base Score of vulnerabilities affecting Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4 on Windows is 7.2 The following components are affected:

  • OJVM
  • SQL*Plus / Local Logon

According to MOS Note 2228898.1 Patch Set Update and Critical Patch Update April 2017 Availability Document, there should also be a OJVM PSU for Oracle 12.2.0.1. But the Patch 25811364 is not yet available.

For Oracle Fusion Middleware the situation looks somehow different. The Critical Patch Update includes not less than 31 fixes for vulnerabilities. Some of the vulnerabilities where some are remote exploitable without authentication and are rated with the highest CVSS rating of 10.0.

More details about the patch will follow soon on the Oracle Security Pages.