[Mageia-discuss] Current java plugin with security hole?

[Luc Menut]

Le 29/03/2012 09:30, Oliver Burger a écrit :
> Am 29.03.2012 09:22, schrieb Wolfgang Bornath:
>> The page gives a link to a test routine at java.com where you can test
>> which version is installed on your machine. For my Mageia 1
>> installation with firefox the test shows "Your Java version: Version
>> 6 Update 26" - which matches the installed package
>> (java-1.6.0-sun-plugin-1.6.0.26-0.2.mga1.nonfree).
>>
>> Recommended is "version 6 update 31". But this is not available yet at
>> Mageia.
>>
>> - will there be a security related update for Mageia 1?
>> - if not, should we use the recommended newer version from java.com
>> (rpm packages available for 32 and 64 bit)
> Afaik oracle has withdrawn the redistribution license for all newer java
> versions.
> But I'm not sure if only java >= 1.7 is concerned or java > 1.6.0.26.

java-1.6.0-sun > 1.6.0.26 is concerned too.
http://jdk-distros.java.net/
http://robilad.livejournal.com/90792.html
https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3101


Luc


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