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Important: Update Java SE to address serious security flaws now

article published on 2 February, 2013

Oracle forces out updates early. The Critical Patch Update for Java SE was scheduled for February 19th, but Oracle decided that it simply could not wait that long. One serious vulnerability that affects the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Desktop browsers is being actively exploited in the wild, causing quite a stir and prompting some browser vendors to disable Java by default in their ... [ read the full article ]

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2. February 2013 @ 23:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I just got notified the other day will update later today had no idea this was going on.
I really need to come back to AfterDawn and catch up on tech news.

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2. February 2013 @ 23:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
oracle is a mess
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3. February 2013 @ 01:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by A5J4DX:
oracle is a mess
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We need LibreJava. The platform and language are/were awesome, but Oracle has just been sitting on them for years rather than bettering them.

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