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https://www.linux.com – Emergency software update repairs vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. [Read more]... Oracle released an emergency software update today to fix a security vulnerability in its Java software that could allow attackers to break into computers. The update, which is available on Oracle's Web site, fixes a critical vulnerability in Oracle's Java 7 that could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code...Read more at CNET News (Software)

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Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: SecurityIt turns out that 'soon' really can mean 'very soon indeed.' On Friday, an Oracle spokesperson said a Java update to fix a serious vulnerability that was being exploited would be available soon - it's here already.

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Oracle has outlined at JavaOne, a conference that takes place in San Francisco, the future of the Java platform.

Hasan Rizvi, executive vice president, Oracle Fusion Middleware and Java, and the Oracle Java Development team leaders explained that beginning with the Java SE 7 Update 6, released in August of 2012, consumers and developers have access to the latest Java SE features and security upda

Oracle Java 7u10 has been released recently. Although not strictly speaking a security update, it does have security related enhancements which make updating advisable: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/ja...s-1880995.html

Update instructions for a manual installation: https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/java

don't use java, flash. 32 weeks 3 days ago

http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012...bilities-list/

it is really serious security threat to normal user.

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Oracle Java Multiple Vulnerabilities: DoS-attack (Gain access to a system and execute arbitrary code with local user privileges) and Cross-Site Scripting (Gain access to sensitive data).

A security vulnerability in Oracle's database servers which was recently revealed at the Black Hat conference has been fixed by a patch released outside of the normal four-monthly patch cycle...

A security vulnerability in Oracle's database servers which was recently revealed at the Black Hat conference has been fixed by a patch released outside of the normal four-monthly patch cycle Read more

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The Apache Software Foundation – one of tech's most influential open-source groups – is closer to quitting Java's governing body after losing a stand-off vote against Oracle on Java.

I installed oracle for a bit because I thought I was having trouble with openjdk, after a bit of testing it turned out it wasn't openjdk so I switched back and un installed oracle but when I didit still left over the oracle console oracle, visualVM and two other oracle java related links I was just wonder how you get rid of these as well and what I did wrong.

Here's what I did, did I miss somethi