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Oracle Critical Patch Update Pre-Release Announcement shares details about the upcoming update scheduled for January 21, 2025. Note that this information may change before the official advisory is released.
A Critical Patch Update contains patches for various security vulnerabilities. This update includes 320 new patches, some of which affect multiple products. Oracle strongly urges customers to apply these patches promptly due to the serious threat of attacks.
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Key Highlights from the Update:
Oracle Database Server:
The update adds five security patches for Oracle Database Server, addressing two remotely exploitable vulnerabilities without authentication. The highest CVSS score is 7.5, indicating significant risk. Supported versions are Oracle Database Server 19.x, 21.x, and 23.x.
Oracle Communications Applications:
There are 86 new security patches, 59 of which can be exploited remotely. These patches address significant vulnerabilities, with a maximum CVSS score of 9.8, indicating critical risks. Affected products include Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core, Unified Data Repository, and Session Border Controller.
Oracle MySQL:
The update includes 39 security patches for Oracle MySQL, four of which can be exploited remotely. The most severe vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.1 and affects MySQL Server versions 8.0.40 and earlier.
Oracle Financial Services Applications:
This category addresses 32 vulnerabilities, including 24 that can be exploited remotely, and has a maximum CVSS score of 9.8, indicating severe threats to products like Oracle Banking and Compliance Studio.
Oracle Fusion Middleware:
Twenty-one patches were released for Fusion Middleware, 17 of which can be exploited remotely. Affected products include Oracle WebLogic Server and Identity Manager, with a CVSS score reaching 9.8.
The most severe vulnerabilities are in Oracle Communications Applications and Fusion Middleware, both with a CVSS score of 9.8. These allow attackers to exploit systems over a network without needing authentication.
“Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply Critical Patch Update patches as soon as possible,” the pre-release announcement states.
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