Update Release Notes
Changes in 1.6.0_02
The full internal version number for this update release is 1.6.0_02-b06 (where "b" means "build"). The external version number is 6u2.
Security Baseline
This update release specifies the following security baselines:
| JRE Family Version | Security Baseline |
|---|---|
| 5.0 | 1.5.0_12 |
| 1.4.2 | 1.4.2_15 |
For more information about the security baseline, see Deploying Java Applets With Family JRE Versions in Java Plug-in for Internet Explorer .
This release contains Olson time zone data version 2007f. Refer to For more information, see US DST Timezone Updater.
This distribution bundles Java DB, Sun Microsystems' distribution of the Apache Derby pure Java database technology. Default installation locations are:
- Solaris:
/opt/SUNWjavadb - Linux :
/opt/sun/javadb - Windows:
C:\Program Files\Sun\JavaDB
For information on Java DB and Derby, including user and API documentation, the capabilities of Java DB and further resources, see the index.html file in the above directories.
Bug fixes are listed in the following table.
| BugId | Category | Subcategory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6496675 | guides | none | broken links under http://download.java.net/jdk6/docs/technotes/guides/security/index.html |
| 6537038 | guides | none | NervousText applet broken |
| 6537530 | guides | none | Deployment guide should list XPI URLs for use with FireFox |
| 6539597 | guides | none | Incorrect version number for the codebase attribute in the Java SE 6 plugin developer guide |
| 6297094 | hotspot | compiler2 | The result type of Class.getModifiers is labeled as a "boolean" to the optimizer instead of "int" |
| 6471004 | hotspot | compiler2 | Incorrect displacement check for short branches. |
| 6461827 | hotspot | compiler2 | Performance: java.lang.Class.isAssignable |
| 6472714 | hotspot | compiler2 | crash compiling com.sun.jndi.ldap.sasl.LdapSasl::saslBind |
| 6515373 | hotspot | compiler2 | Self referenced phi causes assert in falltrough case in RegionNode::Ideal |
| 6457854 | hotspot | compiler2 | C2 assert(lo->lo() == min_jint,"initial range must exhaust Type::INT") |
| 6498658 | hotspot | compiler2 | System.arraycopy performance lags |
| 6502317 | hotspot | compiler2 | Deoptimization code of Java 1.5.x looks leaking memory. |
| 6563987 | hotspot | compiler2 | api/org_ietf/jgss/GSSContext/index.html#SetGetTests: VM Crash JDK 6u2 since b03 with -server -Xcomp |
| 6547163 | hotspot | compiler2 | 6498658 changes introduced regression in arraycopy on sparc |
| 6544668 | hotspot | compiler2 | Don't vecorized array operations that can't be aligned at runtime. |
| 6536652 | hotspot | compiler2 | Implement some superword (SIMD) optimizations |
| 6523674 | hotspot | compiler2 | Allow different styles of java object fields allocation |
| 6531696 | hotspot | compiler2 | don't use immediate 16-bits value store to memory on Intel cpus |
| 6488532 | hotspot | compiler2 | Support allocate prefetching of several sequential cache lines |
| 6511866 | hotspot | compiler2 | Bad fix to 6281377: Unsafe lazy field set methods |
| 6468516 | hotspot | garbage_collector | CMS: deal correctly with concurrently cleared or enqueued Reference objects |
| 6468290 | hotspot | garbage_collector | Divide and allocate out of eden on a per cpu basis |
| 6272174 | hotspot | jvmti | -Djava.compiler=NONE and -Xdebug anachronisms unanachronistically disable full-speed debugging |
| 6471736 | hotspot | runtime_system | Ctrl-Break dump: threads waiting on monitors info is incorrect |
| 6490436 | hotspot | runtime_system | compatibility issue due to 5060487 |
| 6191561 | idl | orb | JCK15: api/org_omg/PortableInterceptor/ClientRequestInfo/index.html#RIMethods sometime hang |
| 6465377 | idl | orb | NullPointerException for RMI ORB in 1.5.0_08 |
| 6530097 | java | build | Remove db directory from JDK install, replaced with separate installation of Java DB |
| 6480051 | java | classes_2d | GraphicsExpose events generated by X11 Pixmap Blits |
| 6478336 | java | classes_2d | Exception measuring zero length string when font has layout attributes. |
| 4417798 | java | classes_2d | Need to track add/remove of monitors on display changes |
| 6515337 | java | classes_2d | Font.deriveFont(int style) loses transform and other attributes |
| 6358747 | java | classes_2d | PrinterJob.printDialog() crashes JVM when called from subthread |
| 6448405 | java | classes_2d | static HashMap cache in LineBreakMeasurer can grow wihout bounds |
| 6513889 | java | classes_2d | java runtime VM double free or corruption segfault |
| 6520322 | java | classes_2d | Calling GraphicsEnv.registerFont(null) crashes the VM |
| 6567260 | java | classes_2d | Set SheetCollate attribute to COLLATED and UNCOLLATED not working in 6u2 |
| 6548757 | java | classes_2d | Crash in fontmanager.dll on windows-amd64 |
| 6539061 | java | classes_2d | Cross platform print dialog slow first time because of call to GraphicsDevice.getConfigurations() |
| 6533413 | java | classes_2d | REGRESSION:JEudlid bean crashes with font sizes 180 and greater |
| 6538863 | java | classes_2d | GUI apps throw sun.java2d.InvalidPipeException on Windows with 30-bit desktop depth |
| 6511593 | java | classes_2d | REG: Doing color conversions on multiple threads throws exceptions, crashes the VM intermittently |
| 6525150 | java | classes_2d | Printer has "paper out" status and won't print due to a PrinterException |
| 6506286 | java | classes_2d | Printing under Linux doesn't work |
| 6517861 | java | classes_2d | Java2D : Installing font of family "Times" on Windows hides "Times New Roman" |
| 6519513 | java | classes_2d | PIT:Regression test java/awt/font/LineBreakMeasurer/FRCTest.java had error in 2007-01-24.jdk7.pit bu |
| 6419042 | java | classes_awt | JCK-runtime-60: api/java_awt/interactive/SystemTrayTests.html fail on Windows Vista 32 IE7.0 Plugin |
| 6515708 | java | classes_awt | IE Browser hangs after opening a file dialog |
| 6496958 | java | classes_awt | incorrect backoff in the process of dispatching lw requests queue |
| 6272208 | java | classes_awt | Regression testcase java/awt/xembed/server/RunTestXEmbed.java fails |
| 6507476 | java | classes_awt | XEmbeddedFrame gets focused when a modal dialog is shown |
| 6524986 | java | classes_awt | XEmbed server doesn't get focused if embedded into applet |
| 6501838 | java | classes_awt | Some X11 events are dispatched to the wrong windows, XAWT |
| 6500814 | java | classes_awt | XEmbed focus traversal problems, inside GTK socket |
| 6505888 | java | classes_beans | LTP: Java 6 breaks XML encoding/decoding of immutable list member and "id" property |
| 4950122 | java | classes_beans | LTP: DefaultPersistenceDelegate does not handle boolean properties in a superclass. |
| 4742723 | java | classes_io | File.mkdirs() fails due to race condition |
| 6464154 | java | classes_lang | (process) subprocess environment sort order differs from Windows native sort order |
| 6474073 | java | classes_lang | (process) Runtime.exec() creates zombies (sol) |
| 6457066 | java | classes_net | SocketTimeoutException : Timing out early |
| 6469663 | java | classes_net | HTTP Request-URI contains fragment when connecting through proxy |
| 6368984 | java | classes_net | configuring unconnected Socket before passing to implAccept can cause fd leak |
| 6550798 | java | classes_net | Using InputStream.skip with ResponseCache will cause partial data to be cached |
| 6446855 | java | classes_net | https connections failing when connecting through a proxy |
| 6518816 | java | classes_net | Reduce the memory foot print for HttpURLConnection |
| 6526165 | java | classes_net | sun.net.www.http.ChunkedOutputStream buffers |
| 6452458 | java | classes_net | Socket constructors doing an explicit bind to ANYADDR overide OS behavior |
| 6347873 | java | classes_nio | (so) Ports opened with ServerSocketChannel blocks when using Runtime.exec |
| 6469580 | java | classes_security | 1.5.0_08 JVM crashes in SignatureHandlerLibrary::add on Fujitsu Primepower platform |
| 6538299 | java | classes_security | testcase failure: java/security/cert/CertPathValidator/OCSP/AIACheck.java |
| 6466247 | java | classes_security | java.security.debug permission=<classname> and codebase=<URL> options do not work |
| 6512054 | java | classes_security | SUBJECTDOMAINCOMBINER DOES NOT COMBINE CODE-BASED GRANTS IN JAAS MODE |
| 6321453 | java | classes_security | Remove GTE CyberTrust root CA cert after it expires |
| 6427770 | java | classes_swing | JLabel with HTML no longer displays non-spacing characters under 1.5.0_06 |
| 6480545 | java | classes_swing | InputVerifier behavior change in 1.5+ |
| 6436903 | java | classes_swing | Swing DnD: Tiny repaint issue with dragging over JTree under Windows L&F |
| 6494398 | java | classes_swing | GTK L&F: NPE thrown when using SCROLL_TAB_LAYOUT |
| 6495511 | java | classes_swing | Cascading popups broken in 1.6 |
| 6491795 | java | classes_swing | COM should be initialized for Shell API calls in ShellFolder2.cpp |
| 6515786 | java | classes_swing | PIT: Vista(Win LAF) Pressing ESC Key throws "java.lang.ClassCastException: javax.swing.JPopupMenu" |
| 6478904 | java | classes_swing | GTK L&F: scrollbars rendered incorrectly under Nimbus theme |
| 6464868 | java | classes_swing | GTK L&F: scrollbar button corners do not match native on Ubuntu |
| 6292725 | java | classes_swing | GTK L&F: JSpinner, JComboBox does not look like native |
| 6524428 | java | classes_swing | BasicTableUI mouse listener doesn't check mouseEvent.isConsumed() |
| 6492266 | java | classes_swing | Cannot select a Java input method in an WebStarted application |
| 6515446 | java | classes_swing | JMenuItems in JPopupMenus not receiving ActionEvents - incompat with 1.5 |
| 6512116 | java | classes_swing | JTable column headers do not follow Windows ClearType (antialias) changes |
| 6500914 | java | classes_swing | Default Swing TransferHandlers don't support drop - so don't install drop target |
| 6519554 | java | classes_text | PIT:Regression test sun/text/resources/LocaleDataTest.java failed in ar, de locale |
| 6529795 | java | classes_util | (coll) Iterator.remove() fails if next() threw NoSuchElementException |
| 6460501 | java | classes_util_concurrent | Synchronizer timed acquire still leaks memory |
| 6497138 | java | classes_util_concurrent | Scalability limitation in ConcurrentHashMap on Java 6 |
| 6461417 | java | classes_util_i18n | (tz) [Vista build 5487/5520] automatically adjust daylight time function is not working on Vista |
| 6554586 | java | classes_util_i18n | (tz) Support tzdata2007f |
| 6541843 | java | classes_util_i18n | (tz) Support tzdata2007e |
| 6538601 | java | classes_util_i18n | Periodical timezone display name revision |
| 6536365 | java | classes_util_i18n | (tz) Support tzdata2007d |
| 6533916 | java | classes_util_i18n | (tz) regression test java/util/TimeZone/LinuxTZVM.sh on RH EL 4 |
| 6530694 | java | classes_util_i18n | Menu-internationalization differs from Java 5.0 |
| 6528405 | java | classes_util_i18n | (tz) Support tzdata2007c |
| 6475525 | java | classes_util_i18n | ISO 3166 changes for Serbia and Montenegro |
| 6506616 | java | classes_util_i18n | (cal) The beginning day of the japanese Showa era is wrong. |
| 6496226 | java | classes_util_i18n | Serbia and Montenegro currency change |
| 6496224 | java | classes_util_i18n | Slovenian currency change |
| 6480504 | java | classes_util_jarzip | java.util.jar.JarOutputStream incorrectly sets 'extra' field |
| 6467152 | java | classes_util_logging | deadlock occurs in LogManager initialization and JVM termination |
| 6486934 | java | classes_util_regex | RegEx case_insensitive match is broken |
| 6547131 | java | compiler | java.lang.ClassFormatError when using old collection API |
| 6517249 | java | debugger | JDWP: Cannot do an invokeMethod after a popFrames operation |
| 6459476 | java | debugger | Debuggee is blocked, looks like running, but no further steps can be performed |
| 6466348 | java | debugger | Fix warning messages in builds |
| 6426402 | java | debugger | JDWP: Unexpected JDWP Error in VirtualMachine.instanceCounts() |
| 6511815 | java | dragndrop | NPE from XSelection.checkChange |
| 6478297 | java | install | JavaWebStart.isInstalled objects not robust |
| 6559170 | java | install | "status" above progressbar in installer is truncated when localized |
| 6558684 | java | install | truncated text at jre final dialog - italian |
| 6542798 | java | install | wrong java help page in zh_CN and zh_TW |
| 6542793 | java | install | text truncation in failure dialog in certain locales |
| 6539623 | java | install | Reg:PIT: version format is wrong in the cab file |
| 6535385 | java | install | JDK uninstall remove file table missing entries |
| 6526421 | java | install | Truncated localized texts in finish dialog |
| 6513649 | java | install | Installer work needed for Java DB GA for windows-i586 |
| 6502104 | java | install | Unclickable link of http://java.com displays while downloading the msi file for online installer |
| 6517716 | java | install | put url to stage in xml file |
| 6510610 | java | install | Syntax error in /usr/share/mime/packages/x-java-archive.xml |
| 6506396 | java | install | Firefox appear error in zh-TW |
| 6512214 | java | install | PIT: Sponsor bundle is showing an error when we try to install JRE in Windows98. |
| 6211296 | java | install | Launch installer error FAQ webpage if installer fails |
| 6507179 | java | javadoctool | javadoc -source 1.3 does not work with jdk6 |
| 6538179 | java | jconsole | REGRESSION: JConsole connects to wrong MBean Server with URL service:jmx:rmi://localhost/jndi/... |
| 6483191 | java | localization | Some of newly introduced CalndarData, firstDayOfWeek, has incorrect value. |
| 6514528 | java | localization | wrong translation for compiler.err.override.weaker.access message |
| 6516203 | java | localization | l10n for bug fix 6211296 |
| 6533683 | java | localization | l10n of bug fix 6513649 |
| 6531255 | java | localization | Need to update timezone display names for en_CA locale |
| 6498742 | java | localization | Unnecessary calendar data files for Montenegro/Serbia locales & some incorrect data for sr_BA |
| 6522789 | java | localization | [zh_CN] translation of "enclosing class" in doclet is incorrect |
| 6500174 | java | localization | [ja] wrong translation in Java Update warning message |
| 6512061 | java | localization | [ko]Translation of 'Check' is inconsistent in Java Update Warning message. |
| 6311411 | java | serviceability | SA: jmap -histo reports wrong histogram with CMS |
| 6559427 | java | serviceability | Attach mechanism leaks tool-side handle per command |
| 6494472 | java | serviceability | jmap -permstat fails with Out of swap because uses too much memory |
| 6522779 | java | serviceability | SA warnings because of Double entries for CMSCollector and CMSCollector* in vmStructs |
| 6510337 | java | tools | javaw launcher should also support class-path wildcards |
| 6463272 | java | tools | GCC 4 java_md.c compile-time error: "PIC register `%ebx? clobbered in `asm?" |
| 6462889 | java_deployment | download | Unexpected behavior related to caching of jar files bearing same name but different versions |
| 6465790 | java_deployment | general | When selecting a toggle button in JCP, the previous toggle button isn't repainted. |
| 6526895 | java_deployment | general | JavaDB should co-package with JDK 7 (Linux) |
| 6533139 | java_deployment | general | File version of some binaries from JRE 6u1 b05 is incorrect on the windows platform |
| 6541135 | java_plugin | bridge | 6u2 Regression: Java beans embedded inside VB using ActiveX feature throwing UnsatisfiedLinkError |
| 6502189 | java_plugin | iexplorer | applet hang when try to reload a page with the applets in a frame |
| 6494370 | java_plugin | iexplorer | JRE 6 RC hangs in IE when console and debug options are selected |
| 6578549 | java_plugin | install | Java 6 RE Update 2 package crashes Internet Explorer 7 |
| 6540679 | java_plugin | install | JRE 6u1 fails plugin test on some windows Vista machines |
| 6506479 | java_plugin | misc | Applet caching not handling URIs consistently |
| 6506118 | java_plugin | misc | 1.6 Multiple applets on a web page use different classloaders with cache_version |
| 6502568 | java_plugin | other | request header has garbage characters when size of cookie is greater than 4k |
| 6511202 | java_plugin | other | java 6 plug-in did not set the content-type header for JARs |
| 6506635 | java_plugin | plugin | Java Console menu item disappears in Firefox after updating to 2.0.0.1 |
| 6519657 | java_plugin | plugin | Certificates of signed JAR files without file ending ".jar" are ignored |
| 6547530 | java_plugin | plugin | entrust applet cannot start after auto cache upgrade from java 5 to java 6 |
| 6521732 | java_plugin | plugin | Intermittent class load errors when Java 1.6 methods are called from javascript |
| 6516845 | java_plugin | plugin | Installation issues with u10 on IE java.com |
| 6526243 | javawebstart | download_engine | Java Web Start JNLPCachedJarURLConnection should override getHeaderField |
| 6518576 | javawebstart | general | Graphic icons can NOT be displayed while Java Web Start launch an application with JDK 1.6 |
| 6541319 | javawebstart | general | PIT: Jaws hangs on the first lunch of damaged_signed_test.jnlp |
| 6458489 | javawebstart | install | Codebase of a Program in the local Filesystem - Syntax changed ? |
| 6515728 | javawebstart | install | JNLP client not following spec for extension uninstaller |
| 6465756 | javawebstart | jnlp_file | cannot use CDATA xml tag within the jnlp <argument> tag |
| 6533653 | javawebstart | jnlp_file | [REGRESSION] webstarts can't handle jar with no real entries (jar of empty dir) |
| 6511789 | javawebstart | other | shortcut is removed and created again each time there is an application update |
| 6514485 | javawebstart | other | included JnlpDownloadServlet needs updating for use with webstart 6 |
| 6531160 | jaxp | dom | 1.6: DOM level 1 documents cannot be validated with a Schema, works with 1.5 |
| 6311448 | jaxp | parse | XML transformer failed to output surrorates pair. |
| 6498139 | jaxp | stax | Buffer allocations in SJSXP introduce large constant factors |
| 6471865 | jmx | classes | Unable to create a modelmbean.DescriptorSupport with debugging ON |
| 6486655 | jmx | classes | REGRESSION: Standard MBean attributes and operations lose original interface order |
| 6518061 | jmx | classes | REGRESSION: MBean introspection rejects interface if it inherits same getter more than once |
| 5053708 | jndi | dns | DNS provider does not cleanup resources properly |
| 6492872 | jsse | runtime | Deadlock in SSLEngine |
| 6447412 | jsse | runtime | Issue with socket.close() for ssl sockets when poweroff on other system |