Security News > 2020 > January > Oracle’s January 2020 update patches 334 security flaws

This includes the number of security patches it issues - which with the January 2020 update reached a joint record of 334, matching an identical number released in July 2018.

Unlike rivals such as Microsoft, Oracle only releases security patches every three months so that's part of the explanation for the size of its updates, which now routinely head towards 300.

That's another facet of Oracle patching - flaws can kick around for a while before they work their way out of the system as they are patched.

Oracle continues to periodically receive reports of attempts to maliciously exploit vulnerabilities for which Oracle has already released security patches.

In some instances, it has been reported that attackers have been successful because targeted customers had failed to apply available Oracle patches.

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