Java SE 8u251 Bundled Patch Release (BPR) - Bug Fixes and Updates

The following sections summarize changes made in all Java SE 8u251 BPR releases. The BPR releases are listed below in date order, most current BPR first. Note that bug fixes in previous BPRs are also included in the current BPR.

Changes in Java SE 8u251 b36

Bug Fixes

Changes in Java SE 8u251 b35

Bug Fixes

Changes in Java SE 8u251 b34

Bug Fixes

Changes in Java SE 8u251 b33

Bug Fixes

Changes in Java SE 8u251 b32

Bug Fixes

Changes in Java SE 8u251 b31

Bug Fixes

Java™ SE Development Kit 8, Update 251 (JDK 8u251)

April 14, 2020

The full version string for this update release is 1.8.0_251-b08 (where "b" means "build"). The version number is 8u251. This JDK 8 Update release implements JSR 337 Maintenance Release 3 (approved Feb 2020).

IANA Data 2019c

JDK 8u251 contains IANA time zone data version 2019c. For more information, refer to Timezone Data Versions in the JRE Software.

Security Baselines

The security baselines for the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) at the time of the release of JDK 8u251 are specified in the following table:

Keeping the JDK up to Date

Oracle recommends that the JDK is updated with each Critical Patch Update (CPU). 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 8u251) be used after the next critical patch update scheduled for July 14, 2020.

Java SE Subscription customers managing JRE updates/installs for large number of desktops should consider using Java Advanced Management Console (AMC).

For systems unable to reach the Oracle Servers, a secondary mechanism expires this JRE (version 8u251) on August 14, 2020. After either condition is met (new release becoming available or expiration date reached), the JRE will provide additional warnings and reminders to users to update to the newer version. For more information, see 23.1.2 JRE Expiration Date in the Java Platform, Standard Edition Deployment Guide.

New Features

security-libs/javax.net.ssl
➜ TLS Application-Layer Protocol Negotiation Extension
JEP 244 has enhanced the Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) to provide support for the TLS Application-Layer Protocol Negotiation (ALPN) Extension (RFC 7301). New methods have been added to the javax.net.ssl classes SSLEngine, SSLSocket, and SSLParameters to allow clients and servers to negotiate an application layer value as part of the TLS handshake.

This API change was required by JSR 337 MR 3.

security-libs/javax.crypto
➜ RSASSA-PSS Signature Support Added to SunMSCAPI
The RSASSA-PSS signature algorithm support has been added to the SunMSCAPI provider.

security-libs/java.security
➜ Added Support for PKCS#1 v2.2 Algorithms Including RSASSA-PSS Signature
The SunRsaSign and SunJCE providers have been enhanced with support for more algorithms defined in PKCS#1 v2.2, such as RSASSA-PSS signature and OAEP using FIPS 180-4 digest algorithms. New constructors and methods have been added to relevant JCA/JCE classes under the java.security.spec and javax.crypto.spec packages for supporting additional RSASSA-PSS parameters.

This API change was required by JSR 337 MR 3.

Other notes

javafx/web
➜ WebEngine Limits JavaScript Method Calls for Certain Classes
JavaScript programs that are run in the context of a web page loaded by WebEngine can communicate with Java objects passed from the application to the JavaScript program. JavaScript programs that reference java.lang.Class objects are now limited to the following methods:

     
getCanonicalName
getEnumConstants
getFields
getMethods
getName
getPackageName
getSimpleName
getSuperclass
getTypeName
getTypeParameters
isAssignableFrom
isArray
isEnum
isInstance
isInterface
isLocalClass
isMemberClass
isPrimitive
isSynthetic
toGenericString
toString

No methods can be called on the following classes:

  
java.lang.ClassLoader
java.lang.Module
java.lang.Runtime
java.lang.System

java.lang.invoke.*
java.lang.module.*
java.lang.reflect.*
java.security.*
sun.misc.*

security-libs/javax.xml.crypto
➜ New Oracle Specific JDK 8 Updates System Property to Fallback to Legacy Base64 Encoding Format
Oracle JDK 8u231 upgraded the Apache Santuario libraries to v2.1.3. This upgrade introduced an issue where XML signature using Base64 encoding resulted in appending &#xd or &#13 to the encoded output. This behavioral change was made in the Apache Santuario codebase to comply with RFC 2045. The Santuario team has adopted a position of keeping their libraries compliant with RFC 2045.

Oracle JDK 8u221 using the legacy encoder returns encoded data in a format without &#xd or &#13.

Therefore, a new Oracle JDK 8 Updates only system property, - com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.security.lineFeedOnly, is made available to fall back to legacy Base64 encoded format.

Users can set this flag in one of two ways:

1. -Dcom.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.security.lineFeedOnly=true
2. System.setProperty("com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.security.lineFeedOnly", "true")

This new system property is disabled by default. It has no effect on default behavior nor when com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.security.ignoreLineBreaks property is set.

Later JDK family versions might only support the recommended property: com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.security.ignoreLineBreaks

security-libs/javax.crypto
➜ Support for MS Cryptography Next Generation (CNG)
The SunMSCAPI provider now supports reading private keys in Cryptography Next Generation (CNG) format. This means that RSA and EC keys in CNG format are loadable from Windows keystores, such as "Windows-MY". Signature algorithms related to EC (SHA1withECDSA, SHA256withECDSA, etc.) are also supported.

Bug Fixes

This release also contains fixes for security vulnerabilities described in the Oracle Critical Patch Update.