On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 04:17:44PM -1000, Alvarez, Angelo CIV NMFC_JTWC wrote:
> Aloha. Periodically, there are Java vulnerabilities requiring me to > update Java software to the latest version. With the Dell Openmanage, > I normally copy all .jar files from srvadmin/jre/lib/ to > /usr/java/latest/lib/. Are there any issues with this approach? Yes. First: It's the wrong way around. Second: There is more to Java than just .jar files - there are lots of .so etc. JAR files actually rarely contain security issues, it's mostly the binaries which make up the JVM. HTH, Tino. -- "What we nourish flourishes." - "Was wir nähren erblüht." www.lichtkreis-chemnitz.de www.tisc.de _______________________________________________ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list [email protected] https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
