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The following sections summarize changes made in all Java SE 8u261 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.
| BugId | Category | Subcategory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8252789 | deploy | deployment_toolkit | Empty client certificate issue during TLS handshake |
| 8249183 | client-libs | java.awt | JVM crash in "AwtFrame::WmSize" method |
| 8249846 | core-libs | java.util.concurrent | Change of behavior after JDK-8237117: Better ForkJoinPool behavior |
| 8252861 | deploy | Disable TLSv1.3 by default on deploy configurations |
| BugId | Category | Subcategory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8248505 | security-libs | java.security | Unexpected NoSuchAlgorithmException when using secure random impl from BCFIPS provider |
| 8248990 (Confidential) | docs | guides | Remove link to old license page from JDK 8 troubleshooting guide |
| 8248523 (Confidential) | docs | guides | In TLS overview page, change JDK 11 to JDK 8 |
| 8235932 (Confidential) | docs | guides | Backport TLS 1.3 documentation for JDK 8u MR3 |
| 8245624 (Confidential) | embedded | hotspot | Arm support missing for JDK-8176100 |
| 8062947 | core-libs | javax.naming | Fix exception message to correctly represent LDAP connection failure |
| 8217606 | core-libs | javax.naming | LdapContext#reconnect always opens a new connection |
| 8151678 | core-libs | javax.naming | com/sun/jndi/ldap/LdapTimeoutTest.java failed due to timeout on DeadServerNoTimeoutTest is incorrect |
| 8243138 | core-libs | javax.naming | Enhance BaseLdapServer to support starttls extended request |
| 8247925 (Confidential) | xml | jaxp | JDK8u251- XSL transformer fails with TransformerConfigurationException |