Oracle July 2021 Critical Patch Update Addresses 231 CVEs

On July 20, Oracle released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for July 2021, the third quarterly update of the year. This CPU update contains fixes for 231 CVEs in 342 security updates across 26 Oracle product families. 

Out of the 342 security updates published this quarter, 13% of patches were assigned a critical severity. Medium severity patches accounted for the bulk of security patches at 45.5%, followed by high severity patches at 36.8%. This quarter, the Oracle Fusion Middleware product family contained the highest number of patches at 48, which accounts for 14% of the total patches.

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