Oracle Corp. has taken a page from Microsoft’s playbook, adopting its own monthly patch release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Despite criticism of Microsoft’s patch cycle, reaction to Oracle’s decision so far seems positive.<\/p>\n
The Redwood Shores, Calif.-based company announced its decision to do monthly security updates last week after news of 34 vulnerabilities in multiple versions of its database server — the majority of them critical — were widely reported.<\/p>\n
Generally, the flaws have to do with the Procedural Language\/Structured Query Language and its triggers. One flaw allows an attacker to gain control of the database server without a userID or password, while others allow low-privileged users to take over the database server.<\/p>\n
“Oracle is moving to a monthly patch rollup model because we believe a single patch encompassing multiple fixes, on a predictable schedule, better meets the needs of our customers,” Oracle spokesman added. “The problem isn’t when patches aren’t available, it’s when the patches are released and people don’t apply them.<\/p>\n
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