Tag: 10gR2
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Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2010
The Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2010 is out, see the Oracle Security Blog for commentary. Of the 9 Database related vulnerabilities, 7 do not apply if you are on the latest patchset on 10gR2 or 11gR2, a much higher than usual number, and hopefully a good sign for what’s to come.… Continued
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End of Oracle 10gR2 Premier Support
Ronny Egner’s post reminded me that when you come back to work next week, Oracle 10gR2 will be in Extended Support. Luckily for all of us (who can say they have no more 10g databases?), Oracle doesn’t charge their customers for the first year of Extended Support on Oracle 10gR2, so you’ll have another year to get off of 10.2.0.5, or start paying for Extended Support after 31.… Continued
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Choosing An Optimal Stats Gathering Strategy
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Onkel Wim schlägt zurück
Seit sieben Monaten hatte er nicht mehr geschrieben, aber dann musste er doch wieder. Wim Cokaerts, Chef Linux Honcho bei Oracle, musste unbedingt auf einen Artikel reagieren, den er unfair oder schlecht recherchiert fand
Da wird nämlich behauptet, dass die Oracle-Installation auf Oracles Enterprise Linux mühsam sei und mehrere Stunden dauere.… Continued
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Wieviel Innovation braucht die Datenbank?
Das Eye on Oracle fragt sich: Do Oracle Database innovations really matter?
Database 11g will boast a host of new, innovative features – such as Database Replay and its new Real Application Testing-related capabilities — but do these new fangled gadgets really matter to DBAs in the trenches?… Continued
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Oracle Fix Control
Oracle has introduced a fix control mechanism in 10.2 which allows customers to turn off fixes for optimizer related bugs. This is governed by the underscore parameter _fix_control. The bugs for which fixes can be turned off are listed in v$session_fix_control and v$system_fix_control and can also be seen in a 10053 output.… Continued
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Oracle 10.1.0.5 das Terminal Patchset von 10gR1
Ja so ist es leider: 10.1.0.5 is the terminal patchset. Diese Entscheidung von Oracle, nota bene mehr als ein Jahr nach dem Release von 10.1.0.5, haben wir gar nicht gerne gesehen, denn bis anhin hat es immer geheissen, dass es noch mindestens bis 10.1.0.6, wenn nicht eher sogar bis 10.1.0.7 gehen würde.… Continued
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Security ist nicht nur keine Security Bugs
Aaron Newman, Gründer von von Application Security Inc., in einem Interview zum Thema Oracles Patching Policies:
You really need to refocus efforts away from new security features and onto how we fix these holes that have been around for years and years and port them to Oracle 8i or Oracle 9i or some of the other platforms that aren’t as critical.… Continued
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Variation von GRANT DBA TO SCOTT
Wieso IDS nur eine von mehreren Security-Massnahmen sein können: Interesting Payload to PLSQL exploit at Milw0rm von Paul Wright.
Instead of grant dba to scott the exploit payload inserts the values into sysauth$.
This will bypass many IDS signatures.… Continued