Security Updates

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Java™ SE Runtime Environment (JRE)

Java™ SE 7 Update 9
Java™ SE 6 Update 37

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

Release notes:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/7u9-relnotes-1863279.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/6u37-relnotes-1863283.html

Bug Fixes
This release contains fixes for security vulnerabilities. For more information, see Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update Advisory.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/security/archive/2011/11/28/millions-of-java-exploit-attempts-the-importance-of-keeping-all-software-up-to-date.aspx

John_Gray

When someone mentions Java Runtime Environment, I always scratch around to find software which actually requires it!

About the only major systems I can find are Open Office and LibreOffice, and a long-term goal of the latter is to replace JRE with something else.

Are there any other products of note which require JRE?

OneADay

John_Gray wrote: »

Are there any other products of note which require JRE?

Your web browser if you visit sites running java applets.

John_Gray

OneADay wrote: »

Your web browser if you visit sites running java applets.

The only one I've come across is the Think Broadband speed tester - and they have a Flash version which doesn't need JRE...

OneADay

John_Gray wrote: »

The only one I've come across is the Think Broadband speed tester - and they have a Flash version which doesn't need JRE...

That is your experience - sometimes you may not even know requires java. And then there are some programs you install which require jre. You only find that out when you have no jre installed.

There is nothing wrong with installing jre - its just there. On linux, its virtually essential and you can try openjdk if you don't like oracle version.

John_Gray

OneADay wrote: »

That is your experience - sometimes you may not even know requires java. And then there are some programs you install which require jre. You only find that out when you have no jre installed.

Which is exactly why I say I have found almost nothing that requires JRE - by not having it installed for the past couple of years!

giraffe69

Which is exactly why I say I have found almost nothing that requires JRE - by not having it installed for the past couple of years!

Good for you. Don't install it then and perhaps you will have few problems however installing it is swift and painless. It causes me no problems and just exists so it doesn't seem worth getting excited about.

John_Gray

giraffe69 wrote: »

Good for you. Don't install it then and perhaps you will have few problems

Great idea! I will avoid all the recent vulnerabilities...