Oracle Fixes 78 Flaws in January Critical Patch Update

Oracle released the January Critical Patch Update (CPU) which addresses a number of 78 new security flaws across a large number of product families.

This quarter’s CPU resolves some important vulnerabilities, some of which may allow an attacker to remotely exploit a system.

Oracle Database, Oracle Outside, Oracle Sun Product Suite and Oracle VM VirtualBox customers are advised to immediate install the update to make sure they’re protected against potentially malicious operations.

“Until you apply the CPU fixes, it may be possible to reduce the risk of successful attack by blocking network protocols required by an attack. For attacks that require certain privileges or access to certain packages, removing the privileges or the ability to access the packages from users that do not need the privileges may help reduce the risk of successful attack,” Oracle advises.

You can check out the complete list of affected products here.