Oracle October 2020 Critical Patch Update for All Product Families Threat Alert

Overview

On October 20, 2020, local time, Oracle released Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2020, its own security advisories, and third-party security bulletins, which fix 402 vulnerabilities of varying severity levels. For details about affected products and available patches, see the appendix.

For complete information, see Oracle’s official security advisory from the following link:

Fixed Vulnerabilities

Affected Products and Versions

For details, see the appendix.

Critical Patch Update (CPU)

       A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. Critical Patch Update patches are usually cumulative, but each advisory describes only the security patches added since the previous Critical Patch Update advisory. Thus, prior Critical Patch Update advisories should be reviewed for information regarding earlier published security patches.

Solution

Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply Critical Patch Update security patches as soon as possible.

Appendix

The following table lists affected products (and their versions) and related patches.

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