Welcome to Database Patch News, Buda Consulting’s newsletter of current patch information for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server. Here you’ll find information recently made available on patches—including security patches—and desupported versions.
Why should you care about patching vulnerabilities and bugs? Two big reasons:
- Unpatched systems are a top cyber attack target. Patch releases literally advertise vulnerabilities to the hacker community. The longer you wait to patch, the greater your security risk.
- Along with running a supported database version, applying the latest patches ensures that you can get support from the vendor in case of an issue. Patching also helps eliminate downtime and lost productivity associated with bugs.
Here are the latest patch updates for Oracle and SQL Server:
Oracle Patches:
July 23, 2021 Quarterly Patch Updates:
21c – Released January 13, 2021, Version 21.1; no Quarterly patch yet
19c – Release Update 19.12 is available (32895426 and 32876380)
18c – Release Update 18.14 is available (32524152 and 32552752)
12cR2 – Release Update 210720 is available (32916808 and 32876409)
Regular support ends in Mar 2023 and extended support ends in Mar 2026.
12cR1 – Release Update 210720 is available (32917447 and 32876425)
Regular support ended in July 2019 and extended support ends in July 2021.
11gR4 – Patch Set Update 201020 is available (31720776)
Regular support ended in October 2018 and extended support ended December 31, 2020.
SQL Server Patches:
SQL Server 2019
Cumulative update 11 (Latest build) Released June 10, 2021
Mainstream support ends Jan 7, 2025
Extended support ends Jan 8, 2030
SQL Server 2017
Cumulative update 24 (Latest build) Released May 10, 2021
Mainstream support ends Oct 11, 2022
Extended support ends Oct 12, 2027
SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 2
Cumulative update 17 Release date: March 29, 2021
Mainstream support ends Jul 13, 2021
Extended support ends Jul 14, 2026
SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3
Cumulative update 4 Release date: Jan 12, 2021
Mainstream support ended Jul 9, 2019
Extended support ends Jul 9, 2024
Note: All other SQL Server versions not mentioned are no longer supported.