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ALARM Group ALERT - click for a description of ALARM, The Computing Alert System
Alert Number: 072006-01
Alert Date: 7/20/06
Alert Title: Oracle releases Critical Patch Update
Update-to: none
OS/Platform/Application: Various Oracle products (see mfr patch info link below for more detail)
Category: ALERT
Severity: HIGH
Attention: Windows and Mac System Administrators, Desktop Support Personnel |
Summary: On July 18 2006 Oracle released its most recent Critical Security Patch update. According to the vendor, the Critical Patch Update is "a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities".
Recommended Actions: Oracle system administrators are encouraged to read the Update and (if appropriate) apply the associated patch(es) at their earliest convenience.
ITS Actions: ITS staff will apply all necessary patches to the appropriate ITS servers as part of the next scheduled system update.
Resources:
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2006:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpujul2006.html
US-CERT Alert page (details one vulnerability addressed by the update):
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/932124
SANS Article on Update:
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1495
