Oracle has released what some are calling a stealth security patch. They normally only release security patches as part of the Critical Patch Update process on a quarterly basis. It is common however to include security fixes in upgrades that are then included in the next CPU but Oracle do not normally publicise the security fixes.
In this case Oracle has released a Diagnostics support pack February 2006 with Oracle Diagnostics RUP A. This is an upgrade to Oracle E-Business Suite diagnostics. It is unusual for Oracle to publicise the fact that security fixes are included with an upgrade and to encourage customers to apply the patch. Cynical observers may think that Oracle are encouraging customers to upgrade to make support easier by encouraging the application of the patch. This patch and some comments and bug information are included in an excellent paper by Integrigy called "Security Analysis - Diagnostic support pack February 2006 patch E-Business Suite impact"
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February 2006
- Stephen Kost (www.integrigy.com) has released an analysis of the mod_plsql 0-day bug / workaround - 02/01/2006 by 02/01/2006
- patch set 10.1.0.5 does not include latest security fixes! - 02/02/2006 by 02/02/2006
- Oracle have released a FAQ to counter the mod_plsql 0-day bug - 02/05/2006 by 02/05/2006
- Inside Oracle's Patch Kimono - 02/06/2006 by 02/06/2006
- Nice thoughts on Oracle internal people finding security bugs - 02/07/2006 by 02/07/2006
- Looks like Oracle will have its own blog aggregator and home - 02/08/2006 by 02/08/2006
- Good paper on password policies - 02/09/2006 by 02/09/2006
- SourceLabs puts its SASH around Oracle - 02/11/2006 by 02/11/2006
- Oracle Starts Melding Security, ID Management Offerings - 02/12/2006 by 02/12/2006
- Inside job - 02/13/2006 by 02/13/2006
- New Oracle blogs aggregator - 02/16/2006 by 02/16/2006
- OASIS stamps approval on WS-Security 1.1 - 02/19/2006 by 02/19/2006
- Security's Heaviest Hitters - 02/21/2006 by 02/21/2006
- Sun's McNealy: Open Source Key To Security - 02/23/2006 by 02/23/2006
- Oracle Integrating Identity Wares - 02/26/2006 by 02/26/2006
- Oracle releases an out of step security patch for E-Business Suite - 02/27/2006 by 02/27/2006
- Oracle publishes out-of-cycle security fix - 02/28/2006 by 02/28/2006
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