Oracle releases last of publicly available JDK 6 updates

Yesterday Apple patched Java 6 for OS X, following Oracle’s lead and quashing a browser plug-in vulnerability that hackers have been exploiting.
Oracle issued the “out-of-band,” or emergency, update for Java 6 and Java 7 to patch two critical vulnerabilities, notes “Computerworld” (http://tinyurl.com/addkpz4). Because Apple maintains Java 6 for OS X — unlike Java 7, which Oracle handles — it followed with its own update, as usual.

However, Oracle also said that Monday’s update would be the final for the aging software, says “Computerworld.. “This release is the last of publicly available JDK 6 Updates,” Oracle said in its release notes. “Oracle recommends that users migrate to JDK 7 in order to continue receiving public updates and security enhancements.”