Java 8 Update 51 fixes 25 vulnerabilities

Yesterday, Oracle released a huge set of updates for all its products, in the July installment of their quarterly Critical Patch Update.

Included in the updates is a new version of Java, version 8 update 51. The new Java includes fixes for at least 25 security vulnerabilities. Anyone who uses a web browser with Java enabled should install the new version as soon as possible. According to Oracle, exploits for at least one of the Java vulnerabilities have been seen in the wild.

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Jeff Rivett has worked with and written about computers since the early 1980s. His first computer was an Apple II+, built by his father and heavily customized. Jeff's writing appeared in Computist Magazine in the 1980s, and he created and sold a game utility (Ultimaker 2, reviewed in the December 1983 Washington Apple Pi Journal) to international markets during the same period. Proceeds from writing, software sales, and contract programming gigs paid his way through university, earning him a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree at UWO. Jeff went on to work as a programmer, sysadmin, and manager in various industries. There's more on the About page, and on the Jeff Rivett Consulting site.

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