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Oracle addresses 186 CVEs in its first quarterly update of 2025 with 318 patches, including 30 critical updates.BackgroundOn January 21, Oracle released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2025, the first quarterly update of the year. This CPU contains fixes for 186 CVEs in 318 security updates across 27 Oracle product families. Out of the 318 security updates published this quarter, 9.4% of patches were assigned a critical severity. Medium severity patches accounted for the bulk of security patches at 56.6%, followed by high severity patches at 32.4%.This quarter’s update includes 30 critical patches across 18 CVEs.SeverityIssues PatchedCVEsCritical3018High10355Medium180109Low54Total318186AnalysisThis quarter, the Oracle REST Data Services product family contained the highest number of patches at 85, accounting for 26.7% of the total patches, followed by Oracle Health Sciences Applications at 39 patches, which accounted for 12.3% of the total patches.A full breakdown of the patches for this quarter can be seen in the following table, which also includes a count of vulnerabilities that can be exploited over a network without authentication.Oracle Product FamilyNumber of PatchesRemote Exploit without AuthOracle REST Data Services8559Oracle Health Sciences Applications394Oracle Communications Applications3124Oracle Graph Server and Client2815Oracle Construction and Engineering2621Oracle Analytics2314Oracle Communications2218Oracle Hospitality Applications166Oracle Java SE63Oracle MySQL64Oracle Database Server52Oracle Secure Backup41Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database41Oracle Commerce33Oracle Big Data Spatial and Graph20Oracle E-Business Suite21Oracle Financial Services Applications20Oracle Fusion Middleware21Oracle Hyperion22Oracle Insurance Applications21Oracle PeopleSoft20Oracle Application Express10Oracle Blockchain Platform11Oracle Essbase11Oracle GoldenGate11Oracle Enterprise Manager11Oracle JD Edwards10SolutionCustomers are advised to apply all relevant patches in this quarter’s CPU. Please refer to the January 2025 advisory for full details.Identifying affected systemsA list of Tenable plugins to identify these vulnerabilities will appear here as they’re released. This link uses a search filter to ensure that all matching plugin coverage will appear as it is released.Get more informationOracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2025Oracle January 2025 Critical Patch Update Risk MatricesOracle Advisory to CVE MapJoin Tenable's Security Response Team on the Tenable Community.Learn more about Tenable One, the Exposure Management Platform for the modern attack surface.
Analysis Summary
The provided context is an excerpt from a Tenable blog post announcing Oracle's January 2025 Critical Patch Update (CPU), which addresses 186 CVEs. However, **the abstract does not contain the specific details for any individual vulnerability (CVE ID, affected versions, technical description, etc.)**. It only provides the context that a large CPU was released.
Therefore, the following summary will reflect this lack of detail, focusing on the general scope of the advisory rather than specific remediations for individual flaws.
# Vulnerability: Oracle January 2025 Critical Patch Update Summary
## CVE Details
- CVE ID: Not specified individually in the context.
- CVSS Score: Not specified individually in the context.
- CWE: Not specified.
## Affected Systems
- Products: Various Oracle products covered in the January 2025 Critical Patch Update. (Specific products are not listed in the provided excerpt.)
- Versions: Specific vulnerable versions are not listed in the provided excerpt.
- Configurations: Not specified.
## Vulnerability Description
The context indicates that Oracle released its January 2025 Critical Patch Update, addressing a total of **186 CVEs** across its product portfolio. Due to the high-level nature of the source material, specific technical details for any single vulnerability are unavailable.
## Exploitation
- Status: Unknown based on the provided text.
- Complexity: Unknown.
- Attack Vector: Unknown.
## Impact
- Confidentiality: Unknown.
- Integrity: Unknown.
- Availability: Unknown.
## Remediation
### Patches
- Patches are available as part of the **Oracle January 2025 Critical Patch Update**. Organizations must consult the official Oracle CPU advisory for the specific remediation details relevant to their deployed products.
### Workarounds
- No specific workarounds are mentioned in the provided text.
## Detection
- Detection methods would require consulting the official Oracle January 2025 CPU advisory to identify specific product-based indicators.
## References
- Vendor Advisory: Oracle January 2025 Critical Patch Update notification (Details expected via official Oracle channels).
- Relevant Monitoring: Tenable blog announcement concerning the CPU. (Link defanged: `ttps://www.tenable.com/blog/oracle-january-2025-critical-patch-update-addresses-186-cves`)