JDK 7u351 Update Release Notes

JDK 7 Update Release Notes

Java™ SE Development Kit 7, Update 351 (JDK 7u351)

July 19, 2022

The full version string for this update release is 7u351-b07 (where "b" means "build"). The version number is 7u351.

 

IANA TZ Data 2022a

For more information, refer to Timezone Data Versions in the JRE Software.

 

Security Baselines

The security baseline for the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) at the time of the release of JDK 7u351 is specified in the following table:

JRE Family Version JRE Security Baseline (Full Version String)
7 7u351-b07

 

Keeping the JDK up to Date

Oracle recommends that the JDK is updated with each Critical Patch Update. In order to determine if a release is the latest, the Security Baseline page can be used to determine which is the latest version for each release family.

Critical patch updates, which contain security vulnerability fixes, are announced one year in advance on Critical Patch Updates, Security Alerts and Bulletins. It is not recommended that this JDK (version 7u351) be used after the next critical patch update scheduled for October 18, 2022.

 

Other Notes

core-libs/java.util.jar
➜ Default JDK compressor will be closed when IOException is encountered

DeflaterOutputStream.close() and GZIPOutputStream.finish() methods have been modified to close out the associated default JDK compressor before propagating a Throwable up the stack. ZIPOutputStream.closeEntry() method has been modified to close out the associated default JDK compressor before propagating an IOException, not of type ZipException, up the stack.

 

Bug Fixes

This release contains fixes for security vulnerabilities described in the Oracle Critical Patch Update. For a more complete list of the bug fixes included in this release, see the JDK 7u351 Bug Fixes page.