Oracle warns that macOS 14.4 update breaks Java on Apple CPUs
Oracle warned Apple customers to delay installing the latest macOS 14.4 Sonoma update because it will break Java on ARM-based Macs. [...]
Oracle develops databases, cloud services, and business software; vulnerabilities in these products can expose sensitive data and systems.
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Oracle is an enterprise technology ecosystem best known in security contexts for Oracle Database, along with Java, application servers, business applications, and cloud services. These products often process sensitive business and personal data, so the tag commonly covers vulnerabilities, insecure configurations, and security updates affecting Oracle software and its integrations.
Material risks include exposed database listeners or management interfaces, excessive privileges, weak authentication, SQL injection, and vulnerable components that may permit unauthorized queries or code execution. Practitioners should inventory Oracle versions and dependencies, apply relevant security updates through controlled testing, restrict network access, enforce least privilege and encryption, and monitor database activity. Advisories should be assessed against the exact product and release, exploit prerequisites, and available mitigations; unsupported versions may remain exposed to known flaws.
Oracle warned Apple customers to delay installing the latest macOS 14.4 Sonoma update because it will break Java on ARM-based Macs. [...]