[WinAppUpdates-Announcements] BES Auto Notification: New Fixlets Published in Fixlet Site: 'Updates for Windows Applications'

Fri Apr 4 05:10:11 PDT 2014

Fixlet Site - 'Updates for Windows Applications'
Current Version: 651	Published: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 01:46:14  GMT

New Fixlets:
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Title: Java Runtime Environment 8 Available (JRE < 8 Installed)
Severity: <Unspecified>
Fixlet ID: 7051201
Fixlet Link: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/jdk7-relnotes-429209.html
Fixlet Link: http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/security/index.jsp#overview
Fixlet Link: http://www.sans.org/top20/#c1

Fixlet Description: Oracle has released a new version of the Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE). Use the action below to update Java to version 8. 

Important Note: The Java Runtime Environment update does not remove versions of JRE older than JRE 8. Multiple versions of JRE may be present on affected computers after applying the action below. Fixlet message "Multiple JRE Versions Installed" (ID 7052001) can be used to uninstall older versions of the Java Runtime Environment.

Important Note: Follow the link for the 'Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) 8' download on this page. The file "jre-8-windows-i586.exe" must be downloaded, renamed "519b9537330e0dc0536b08c54a87bde0a4ea80f6", and placed in the BES Server download cache for this action to complete successfully. For more information about manually caching file downloads on the BES Server, please see the following BigFix Support Knowledge Base article.

Important Note: To avoid any service interruption on the client computer, use the default action only when client computers do not have any running instances of Java, Internet Explorer, or Firefox. The default action does not close any running instances these applications on the client machines. If any of these applications are running on the client computers, the default action might fail. Schedule the update to occur at a time when the client machine is not using these applications.

Important Note: Choosing the "Upgrade to the latest JRE regardless of whether or not Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Java is currently running action" will close any running instance of Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Java on the client machines. Please schedule the update to occur at a time when a service interruption is acceptable.

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Title: Java Runtime Environment 8 Available - CORRUPT PATCH
Severity: <Unspecified>
Fixlet ID: 7051203
Fixlet Link: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/jdk7-relnotes-429209.html
Fixlet Link: http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/security/index.jsp#overview
Fixlet Link: http://www.sans.org/top20/#c1

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Title: Java Runtime Environment 8 Available (x64) (JRE < 8 Installed)
Severity: <Unspecified>
Fixlet ID: 7056301
Fixlet Link: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/jdk7-relnotes-429209.html
Fixlet Link: http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/security/index.jsp#overview
Fixlet Link: http://www.sans.org/top20/#c1

Fixlet Description: Oracle has released a new version of the Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE). Use the action below to update Java to version 8. 

Important Note: The Java Runtime Environment update does not remove versions of JRE older than JRE 8. Multiple versions of JRE may be present on affected computers after applying the action below. Fixlet message "Multiple JRE Versions Installed" (ID 7057001) can be used to uninstall older versions of the Java Runtime Environment.

Important Note: Follow the link for the 'Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) 8' download on this page. The file "jre-8-windows-x64.exe" must be downloaded, renamed "ce523eb8524d624d0399baadd4b508847f190e64", and placed in the BES Server download cache for this action to complete successfully. For more information about manually caching file downloads on the BES Server, please see the following BigFix Support Knowledge Base article.

Important Note: To avoid any service interruption on the client computer, use the default action only when client computers do not have any running instances of Java, Internet Explorer, or Firefox. The default action does not close any running instances these applications on the client machines. If any of these applications are running on the client computers, the default action might fail. Schedule the update to occur at a time when the client machine is not using these applications.

Important Note: Choosing the "Upgrade to the latest JRE regardless of whether or not Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Java is currently running action" will close any running instance of Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Java on the client machines. Please schedule the update to occur at a time when a service interruption is acceptable.

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Title: Java Runtime Environment 8 Available (x64) - CORRUPT PATCH
Severity: <Unspecified>
Fixlet ID: 7056303
Fixlet Link: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/jdk7-relnotes-429209.html
Fixlet Link: http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/security/index.jsp#overview
Fixlet Link: http://www.sans.org/top20/#c1

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Title: Java Runtime Environment 8 (32-bit) Available (JRE < 8 32-bit version Installed) (x64)
Severity: <Unspecified>
Fixlet ID: 7056305
Fixlet Link: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/jdk7-relnotes-429209.html
Fixlet Link: http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/security/index.jsp#overview
Fixlet Link: http://www.sans.org/top20/#c1

Fixlet Description: Oracle has released a new version of the Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE). Use the action below to update Java to version 8. 

Important Note: The Java Runtime Environment update does not remove versions of JRE older than JRE 8. Multiple versions of JRE may be present on affected computers after applying the action below. Fixlet message "Multiple JRE Versions Installed" (ID 7052001) can be used to uninstall older versions of the Java Runtime Environment.

Important Note: Follow the link for the 'Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) 8' download on this page. The file "jre-8-windows-i586.exe" must be downloaded, renamed "519b9537330e0dc0536b08c54a87bde0a4ea80f6", and placed in the BES Server download cache for this action to complete successfully. For more information about manually caching file downloads on the BES Server, please see the following BigFix Support Knowledge Base article.

Important Note: For Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 users, the installation may fail if the User Account Control (UAC) is enabled.

Important Note: To avoid any service interruption on the client computer, use the default action only when client computers do not have any running instances of Java, Internet Explorer, or Firefox. The default action does not close any running instances these applications on the client machines. If any of these applications are running on the client computers, the default action might fail. Schedule the update to occur at a time when the client machine is not using these applications.

Important Note: Choosing the "Upgrade to the latest JRE regardless of whether or not Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Java is currently running action" will close any running instance of Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Java on the client machines. Please schedule the update to occur at a time when a service interruption is acceptable.

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Title: Java Runtime Environment 8 (32-bit) Available (x64) - CORRUPT PATCH
Severity: <Unspecified>
Fixlet ID: 7056307
Fixlet Link: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/jdk7-relnotes-429209.html
Fixlet Link: http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/security/index.jsp#overview
Fixlet Link: http://www.sans.org/top20/#c1