Java SE 8u162 Advanced and Java SE 8u162 Support Release Notes
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Java SE 8u162 Bundled Patch Release (BPR) - Bug Fixes and Updates
The following sections summarize changes made in all Java SE 8u162 BPRs. Bug fixes and any other changes are listed below in date order, most current BPR first. Note that bug fixes in previous BPR are also included in the current BPR.
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Changes in Java SE 8u162 b37
Bug Fixes
| BugId | Component | Subcomponent | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8187635 | client-libs | java.awt | On Windows Swing changes keyboard layout on a window activation |
| 8187803 | client-libs | javax.swing | JDK part of JavaFX-Swing dialogs appearing behind main stage |
| 8185634 | javafx | swing | Java Fx-Swing dialogs appearing behind main stage |
| 8189280 | javafx | swing | Memory leak in SwingNode if Stage is not shown |
Changes in Java SE 8u162 b36
Bug Fixes
| BugId | Component | Subcomponent | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8076117 | security-libs | java.security | EndEntityChecker should not process custom extensions after PKIX validation |
| 8176072 | client-libs | java.awt | READING attributes are not available on TSF |
| 8183504 | client-libs | javax.swing | 8u131 Win 10, issue with wrong position of Sogou IME popup |
Changes in Java SE 8u162 b35
Bug Fixes
| BugId | Component | Subcomponent | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8171452 | core-libs | java.nio | (ch) linux io_util_md: Operation not supported exception after 8168628 |
| 8168628 | core-libs | java.nio | (fc) SIGBUS when extending file size to map it |
| 8187577 | hotspot | gc | JVM crash during gc doing concurrent marking |
| 8196912 | deploy | plugin | Java Plugin - CRL lookup does external search, with internal CRL configured |
Changes in Java SE 8u162 b34
Bug Fixes
| BugId | Component | Subcomponent | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8196332 (Confidential) |
deploy | plugin | settings are written to the root drive on Windows-10 with MSI installer |
| 8074373 | tools | launcher | NMT is not enabled if NMT option is specified after class path specifiers |
| 8192987 | security-libs | java.security | keytool should remember real storetype if it is not provided |
| 8187045 | infrastructure | build | [linux] Not all libraries in the VM are linked with -z,noexecstack |
Changes in Java SE 8u162 b32
Bug Fixes
| BugId | Component | Subcomponent | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8057570 | hotspot | jvmti | RedefineClasses() tests fail assert(((Metadata*)obj)->is_valid()) failed: obj is valid |
| 8156137 | hotspot | compiler | SIGSEGV in ReceiverTypeData::clean_weak_klass_links |
| 8055008 | hotspot | jvmti | Clean up code that saves the previous versions of redefined classes |
| 8038636 | hotspot | compiler | speculative traps break when classes are redefined |
Changes in Java SE 8u162 b31
Please note that fixes from the prior BPR (8u152 b35) are included in this version.