{"id":43,"date":"2006-09-06T15:28:00","date_gmt":"2006-09-06T19:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/?p=43"},"modified":"2008-05-19T02:54:51","modified_gmt":"2008-05-19T06:54:51","slug":"oracle-critical-patch-updates-and-security-alerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/index.php\/2006\/09\/06\/oracle-critical-patch-updates-and-security-alerts\/","title":{"rendered":"Oracle Critical Patch Updates and security Alerts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You might have noticed recently that Oracle has started new patching CPU (<strong>Critical Patch Update<\/strong>) and Oracle is Quite serious about it . These patches are not only for Oracle Applications 11i but they are for entire Oracle Products (11i, database, 10g application server, collaboration suite, Peoplesoft, JDEdward..) . Today and in my subsequent posts I&#8217;ll cover Oracle Critical patches &amp; security Alerts.<\/p>\n<p>You can find everything about CPU in metalink Notes &amp; from Oracle&#8217;s site (<strong><span style=\"font-size: 78%\">Link Mentioned below<\/span><\/strong>)<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 78%\">*Below post are mentioned here for information only, Ideas expressed below are my own.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 78%\"><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>What is Critical Patch Updates ?<\/strong><br \/>\nAll Security Issues\/Bugs are bundled together &amp; shipped as patch every quarter( 3 months, usually in Jan,April,July, Oct.) , these patches are called as Critical Patch Updates or CPU&#8217;s.<br \/>\nBefore CPU&#8217;s (before 2005) Oracle Used to release these security patch with Alert <number><\/number>i.e. Alert 21 or Alert 68.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are Security Issues \/ Bugs ?<\/strong><br \/>\nThese vary from getting Unauthorized Access to Application to Attacking your Server so that real can&#8217;t access apps (Denial of Service)&#8230;<br \/>\nLets take an example that if you can login to application or retrieve information without Authenicating that might be counted as Security Issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where to find more information on Oracle Security Alerts &amp; Critical Patch Updates ?<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can find most of required information on Oracle&#8217;s Site at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oracle.com\/technology\/deploy\/security\/alerts.htm\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%\">http:\/\/www.oracle.com\/technology\/deploy\/security\/alerts.htm<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nI know its quite difficult to understand whole document in first reading so read two three times &amp; for your convenience I will update more on how to read this document &amp; how to apply CPU w.r.t. Oracle Applications 11i E-Business Suite (<span style=\"font-size: 78%\">I&#8217;ll not cover CPU for other components like Application Server or Collaboration Suite here , If you have these components integrated with 11i kindly check respective documentation<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is some one discovers very major security breach in Oracle Applications ?<\/strong><br \/>\nIn my views Oracle understand criticality of your system &amp; they will release unschedule security patch in that Case.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important Point w.r.t. CPU for E-Business Suite <\/strong><br \/>\nThere is exception on CPU for E-Business Suite that they are <strong>not<\/strong> cumulative which means if you have applied a patch for July 2006 that doesn&#8217;t mean that all bugs fixed in April 2006 CPU are also included in July 2006. 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