Oracle published its most recent quarterly Critical Patch Update bulletin on Wednesday. The bulletin describes updates to most of Oracle’s products, including its flagship database software, but the updates of interest to most people are those related to Java.

New versions of Java include fixes for twenty security vulnerabilities, many of which could be exploited by attackers to gain control of affected computers. The Java SE 8 Update 11 and Java SE 7 Update 65 release announcement outlines some new features, while the full release notes for Java 7 Update 65 and Java 8 Update 11 provide additional details.

As usual, given the severity of the vulnerabilities fixed by these new versions, you are strongly encouraged to update as soon as possible, particularly if you are using a Java-enabled web browser. Brian Krebs has more.