Re: CPU - January 2017

Hi David

Some time ago (ancient history to many I guess ) Oracle implemented an *in database* jvm it's this that the OJVM patches er patch. As you might imagine implementing an in DB execution environment also implements a new attack method.

On 25 Jan 2017 15:07, "David Ramírez Reyes" <dramirezr_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> As you may know, the CPU of January was released with a some items related
> to the DB; my question is, what about the OJVM component that comes as
> the first asset of the list?; I mean, I know the Virtual Machine is used by
> the DB, but is this the same as the one installed on the server (we're
> running on RHEL)?, is it a risk if our DB server is on an internal network
> segment that is not exposed to the web?
>
> Basically, not sure what's the difference between the JVM of the DB and
> the OS, or of it's the same or how it works, any help will be appreciated.
>
> Regards
>
>
> David Ramírez Reyes
> Profesión: Padre de Familia y DBA en mis ratos libres
> Profession: Parent and DBA in my spare time
>
>

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