Oracle Recommended Patches -- Oracle Database
- Introduction
- Target Configurations
- Patch Availability
- Current Recommended Patches
- 12.1.0.2 Current Recommended Patches
- 12.1.0.1 Current Recommended Patches
- 11.2.0.4 Current Recommended Patches
- 11.2.0.3 Current Recommended Patches
- 11.2.0.2 Current Recommended Patches
- 11.2.0.1 Current Recommended Patches
- 11.1.0.7 Current Recommended Patches
- 11.1.0.6 Current Recommended Patches
- 10.2.0.5 Current Recommended Patches
- 10.2.0.4 Current Recommended Patches
- 10.2.0.3 Current Recommended Patches
- Conflict Resolution
- On Request
- Known Issues
- References
Introduction
Beginning with version 10.2.0.3, Oracle releases Recommended Patches for Oracle Database.
- See Note:756388.1 for an introduction to Recommended Patches.
- See Note:854428.1 for an introduction to Patch Set Updates.
- See Note:1929745.1 for an introduction to "Oracle JavaVM Component Database PSU"
This document gives information about the current Recommended Patches for each Oracle Database version.
Target Configurations
Recommended Patches are provided for the following target configurations:
- Generic
- Real Application Clusters
- Data Guard
- Exadata
- Ebusiness Suite Certification
Patch Availability
Recommended Patches are released on all platforms at the same time. They are generally available on the following platforms: HP-UX PA-RISC, Solaris Operating System (SPARC 64-Bit), HP-UX Itanium, IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit), Linux x86 (32-bit), and Linux x86-64.
Oracle provides bundled patches for Microsoft Windows platforms. Recommended patches are included in these bundles rather than as separately downloadable patches. See Note:161549.1 for details of the bundled patches for Microsoft platforms. It is recommended to apply the most current Windows bundle patch .
Patches on other platforms are created on request.
Recommended Patches, including Patch Set Updates, have the same certification and OS version support as the 4 digit database version they are for.
Please note that Grid Infrastructure (GI) PSU Patches are applicable to both RAC environments and Oracle Restart (GI Standalone) environments.
Current Recommended Patches
12.1.0.2 Current Recommended Patches
Patch Set Updates
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:19791366.8 Combo of 12.1.0.2.1 OJVM PSU and 12.1.0.2.1 DB PSU (Oct 2014) No Patch:19791366 Note:19303936.8 12.1.0.2.1 (Oct 2014) Database Patch Set Update (DB PSU) Yes Patch:19303936 Note:19282028.8 Oracle JavaVM Component 12.1.0.2.1 Database PSU (Oct 2014) (OJVM PSU) No Patch:19282028
Grid Infrastructure
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:19791375.8 Combo of 12.1.0.2.1 OJVM PSU and 12.1.0.2.1 GI PSU (Oct 2014) No Patch:19791375 Note:19392646.8 12.1.0.2.1 (Oct 2014) Grid Infrastructure Patch Set Update (GI PSU) Yes Patch:19392646
Engineered Systems and DB In-Memory
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:19404326.8 12.1.0.2 Bundle Patch 1 for Engineered Systems and DB In-Memory (Oct 2014) Yes Patch:19404326
Patch Set Updates
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:19852360.8 Oracle JavaVM Component 11.2.0.4.1 Database PSU - Generic JDBC Patch (Oct 2014) Yes Patch:19852360 Note:19791364.8 Combo of 11.2.0.4.1 OJVM PSU and 11.2.0.4.4 DB PSU (Oct 2014) No Patch:19791364 Note:19282021.8 Oracle JavaVM Component 11.2.0.4.1 Database PSU (Oct 2014) (OJVM PSU) No Patch:19282021 Note:19121551.8 11.2.0.4.4 (Oct 2014) Database Patch Set Update (DB PSU) Yes Patch:19121551
Grid Infrastructure
Also see:
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:19791420.8 Combo of 11.2.0.4.1 OJVM PSU and 11.2.0.4.4 GI PSU (Oct 2014) No Patch:19791420 Note:19380115.8 11.2.0.4.4 (Oct 2014) Grid Infrastructure Patch Set Update (GI PSU) Yes Patch:19380115
- Note:1645862.1 Things to Consider Before Upgrading to 11.2.0.4 to Avoid Poor Performance or Wrong Results
11.2.0.3 Current Recommended Patches
Patch Set Updates
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:19852361.8 Oracle JavaVM Component 11.2.0.3.1 Database PSU - Generic JDBC Patch (Oct 2014) Yes Patch:19852361 Note:19791427.8 Combo of 11.2.0.3.1 OJVM PSU and 11.2.0.3.12 DB PSU (Oct 2014) No Patch:19791427 Note:19282015.8 Oracle JavaVM Component 11.2.0.3.1 Database PSU (Oct 2014) (OJVM PSU) No Patch:19282015 Note:19121548.8 11.2.0.3.12 (Oct 2014) Database Patch Set Update (DB PSU) Yes Patch:19121548
Grid Infrastructure
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:19791428.8 Combo of 11.2.0.3.1 OJVM PSU and 11.2.0.3.12 GI PSU (Oct 2014) No Patch:19791428 Note:19440385.8 11.2.0.3.12 (Oct 2014) Grid Infrastructure Patch Set Update (GI PSU) Yes Patch:19440385
Exadata
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:888828.1 Recommended Patch Information for Exadata Database Machine and Exadata Storage Server - -
EBusiness Suite R11i Certification
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:881505.1 Interoperability Notes for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i with Oracle Database 11.2.0.3 - -
EBusiness Suite R12 Certification
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:1058763.1 Interoperability Notes for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 with Oracle Database 11.2.0.3 - -
Miscellaneous Fixes
Also see:
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:17403540.8 AIX: 11.2.0.3 N-apply patch for critcal AIX fixes - Bundle #2 Yes Patch:17403540
- Note:1392633.1 Things to Consider Before Upgrading to 11.2.0.3 to Avoid Poor Performance or Wrong Results
11.2.0.2 Current Recommended Patches
Note: 11.2.0.2 is outside of patching policy. It is advisable to use a newer Patch Set or release.Patch Set Updates
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:17082367.8 11.2.0.2.12 (Oct 2013) Database Patch Set Update (PSU) Yes Patch:17082367
Grid Infrastructure
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:17272753.8 11.2.0.2.12 (Oct 2013) Grid Infrastructure Patch Set Update (GI PSU) Yes Patch:17272753
Exadata
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:888828.1 Recommended Patch Information for Exadata Database Machine and Exadata Storage Server - -
EBusiness Suite R11i Certification
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:1367654.1 Interoperability Notes for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i with Oracle Database 11.2.0.2 - -
EBusiness Suite R12 Certification
Also see:
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:1367644.1 Interoperability Notes for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 with Oracle Database 11.2.0.2 - -
- Note:1320966.1 Things to Consider Before Upgrading to 11.2.0.2 to Avoid Poor Performance or Wrong Results
11.2.0.1 Current Recommended Patches
Note: 11.2.0.1 is outside of patching policy. It is advisable to use a newer Patch Set or release.Patch Set Updates
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:12419378.8 11.2.0.1.6 (Jul 2011) Database Patch Set Update (PSU) Yes Patch:12419378
Grid Infrastructure
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:9655006.8 11.2.0.1.2 (Jul 2010) Grid Infrastructure Patch Set Update (GI PSU) Yes Patch:9655006
Exadata
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:888828.1 Recommended Patch Information for Exadata Database Machine and Exadata Storage Server - -
EBusiness Suite R11i Certification
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:1265268.1 Interoperability Notes for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i with Oracle Database 11.2.0.1 - -
EBusiness Suite R12 Certification
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:1265232.1 Interoperability Notes for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 with Oracle Database 11.2.0.1 - -
11.1.0.7 Current Recommended Patches
Patch Set Updates
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:19852363.8 Oracle JavaVM Component 11.1.0.7.1 Database PSU - Generic JDBC Patch (Oct 2014) Yes Patch:19852363 Note:19791436.8 Combo of 11.1.0.7.1 OJVM PSU and 11.1.0.7.21 DB PSU (Oct 2014) No Patch:19791436 Note:19282002.8 Oracle JavaVM Component 11.1.0.7.1 Database PSU (Oct 2014) (OJVM PSU) No Patch:19282002 Note:19152553.8 11.1.0.7.21 (Oct 2014) Database Patch Set Update (DB PSU) Yes Patch:19152553
CRS
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:11724953.8 11.1.0.7.7 CRS Patch Set Update (CRS PSU) Yes Patch:11724953
Data Guard
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:7628357.8 11.1.0.7 Data Guard Broker Recommended Patch Bundle #1 No Patch:7628357
Exadata
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:835032.1 Recommended Patch Information for Database Machine and Exadata Storage Server 11g Release 1 (11.1) - -
EBusiness Suite R11i Certification
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:452783.1 Interoperability Notes for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i with Oracle Database 11.1.0.7 - - Note:7295298.8 Poor Subquery filter order / Queries against ALL_OBJECTS can be slow Yes Patch:7295298 Note:7253531.8 A dump [ttci2u] passing LOB data over heterogeneous connection with multibyte Yes Patch:7253531 Note:6530141.8 False ORA-979 can occur on an UPDATE DML Yes Patch:6530141
EBusiness Suite R12 Certification
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:735276.1 Interoperability Notes for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 with Oracle Database 11.1.0.7 - - Note:7684818.8 11.1.0.7 EBusiness Suite R12 Certification Patch Bundle #1 Yes Patch:7684818 Note:7630760.8 HPUX: 11.1.0.7 patch install deletes libskgxp11.a No Patch:7630760 Note:7253531.8 A dump [ttci2u] passing LOB data over heterogeneous connection with multibyte Yes Patch:7253531
11.1.0.6 Current Recommended Patches
Note: 11.1.0.6 is outside of patching policy. It is advisable to use a newer Patch Set or release.EBusiness Suite R11i Certification
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:9196488.8 PLS-306 executing procedure on 11g from lower version PLSQL client No Patch:9196488 Note:7253531.8 A dump [ttci2u] passing LOB data over heterogeneous connection with multibyte Yes Patch:7253531 Note:6972189.8 Invalid package bodies when using _load_without_compile option Yes Patch:6972189 Note:6778860.8 11.1.0.6 EBusiness Suite R11 Certification Patch Bundle #1 No Patch:6778860 Note:6501565.8 Dump under JVM from JIT of Java class compiled with old Java compiler No Patch:6501565
EBusiness Suite R12 Certification
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:7377378.8 11.1.0.6 EBusiness Suite R12 Certification Patch Bundle #1 Yes Patch:7377378 Note:7253531.8 A dump [ttci2u] passing LOB data over heterogeneous connection with multibyte Yes Patch:7253531 Note:6991626.8 Datapump export fails with ORA-39126 / ORA-22813 Yes Patch:6991626 Note:6815733.8 OERI [qctcte1] from cost based transformation with subquery in ORDER BY clause Yes Patch:6815733 Note:6598432.8 ORA-1466 from read-only transaction when client / server in different timezones Yes Patch:6598432 Note:6266400.8 A dump can occur in kokbTabFuncRewrite Yes Patch:6266400
10.2.0.5 Current Recommended Patches
Patch Set Updates
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:16619894.8 10.2.0.5.12 (Jul 2013) Database Patch Set Update (PSU) Yes Patch:16619894
CRS
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:9952245.8 10.2.0.5.2 CRS Patch Set Update (CRS PSU) Yes Patch:9952245
10.2.0.4 Current Recommended Patches
Oracle introduced Patch Set Updates (PSU) for 10.2.0.4 which include recommended fixes for generic , RAC and DataGuard issues.The PSU should be treated as the recommended patch for these areas - additional recommendations may be listed below under relevant areas.
Please read Note:854428.1 for an introduction to Patch Set Updates.
Note: 10.2.0.4 is outside of patching policy. Database PSU 10.2.0.4.13 onwards are only available on limited platforms.
Patch Set Updates
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:16619897.8 10.2.0.4.17 (Jul 2013) Database Patch Set Update (PSU) Overlay [limited platforms] Yes Patch:16619897 Note:9352164.8 10.2.0.4.4 (Apr 2010) Database Patch Set Update (PSU) Yes Patch:9352164
Generic
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:9572766.8 Recommended merge fix for bug 6994194 and bug 8830147 Yes Patch:9572766
RAC
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:6367097.8 Recommended on HP Itanium: RAC diagnostics can abort the instance (LMS ORA-484) Yes Patch:6367097 Note:6079224.8 Recommended on Linux: RAC ORA-27506 / IPC Send timeout Yes Patch:6079224
CRS
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:9294403.8 10.2.0.4.4 CRS Patch Set Update (CRS PSU) Yes Patch:9294403
EBusiness Suite R12 Certification
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:7014646.8 OERI [kkocxj : pjpctx] from complex query Yes Patch:7014646
10.2.0.3 Current Recommended Patches
Note: 10.2.0.3 is outside of patching policy.RAC
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:7145055.8 10.2.0.3 RAC Recommended Patch Bundle #2 Yes Patch:7145055
CRS
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:7117233.8 10.2.0.3 CRS Recommended Patch Bundle #3 Yes Patch:7117233
Data Guard
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:6909784.8 Recommended Merge Fix for bug 6128197 with Data Guard Logical No Patch:6909784 Note:6081556.8 10.2.0.3 Data Guard RMAN Recommended Patch Bundle #1 Yes Patch:6081556 Note:6081550.8 10.2.0.3 Data Guard Logical Recommended Patch Bundle #1 No Patch:6081550 Note:6081547.8 10.2.0.3 Data Guard Physical Recommended Patch Bundle #1 Yes Patch:6081547 Note:6048286.8 10.2.0.3 Data Guard Broker Recommended Patch #1 No Patch:6048286
EBusiness Suite R11i Certification
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:6166683.8 Z-Linux: ctxhx missing from 10.2.0.3 Yes Patch:6166683 Note:412271.1 Upgrade to 10.2.0.3 can fail with ORA-600 [22635] Yes Patch:5892355 Note:5871314.8 Pickler fix needed to allow some DB upgrade / downgrade to work Yes Patch:5871314 Note:5257698.8 9idata NLS files missing leading to file handle leak No Patch:5257698
EBusiness Suite R12 Certification
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:6319846.8 EBusiness Suite R12 Certification Recommended Patch Bundle Yes Patch:6319846 Note:5240469.8 Linux-X86 64bit: genoccish generates lots of errors No Patch:5240469
Miscellaneous Fixes
Document Description Rolling RAC Patch Download Note:6875865.8 Database instrumentation for OCM Yes Patch:6875865 Note:6869828.8 Recommended Merge Fix of 6122097 and 5903829 Yes Patch:6869828 Note:471479.1 IOT corruption after upgrade from <= 9.2 to >= 10g Yes Patch:6646613 Note:6455161.8 Higher CPU / Higher "cache buffer chains" latch gets / Higher "consistent gets" after truncate/Rebuild No Patch:6455161 Note:453259.1 OERI[kcrfr_resize2] / cannot recover database No Patch:6128197 Note:453309.1 OERI[kcbo_link_q_1] / crash with fix for bug 5454831 installed Yes Patch:6017420 Note:5949701.8 Recommended Merge Fix of 5648872 and 5863277 Yes Patch:5949701 Note:455832.1 Client <= 9.2.0.7 / 10.1.0.4 can dump when running against higher level database No Patch:5933477 Note:5907779.8 Self deadlock hang on "cursor: pin S wait on X" (typically from DBMS_STATS) No Patch:5907779 Note:5896963.8 High LGWR CPU and longer "log file sync" with fix for bug 5065930 Yes Patch:5896963 Note:5765958.8 OERI[qcscpqbTxt] / OERI[qcsfbdnp:1] from ANSI query in PLSQL No Patch:5765958 Note:5728380.8 DML may spin under ktspffc searching for space in ASSM segment No Patch:5728380 Note:454464.1 Various dumps / instance crash possible Yes Patch:5605370 Note:5577046.8 ADD or DROP attribute causes UNION query to fail with ORA-1790 Yes Patch:5577046 Note:5514109.8 OERI [kql-hash-collision] / false ORA-955 No Patch:5514109 Note:5364143.8 Bind Peeking is not done upon query reload, Execution Plan changes Yes Patch:5364143 Note:5363584.8 Array insert into table can corrupt redo Yes Patch:5363584 Note:4899479.8 Undo/redo corruption if distributed transactions used No Patch:4899479
Conflict Resolution
If you encounter a patch conflict while installing a Recommended Patch:- For conflicts with a Patch Set Update:
- See "Patch Conflict Resolution" in Note:854428.1 "Patch Set Updates for Oracle Products"
- See Note:1061295.1 "Patch Set Updates - One-off Patch Conflict Resolution" which includes links to documents with known conflict resolutions
- For older non-PSU Recommended Patches:
- Patch conflict resolution is provided using the same mechanism as the database Critical Patch Updates.
- See Note:438314.1 "Critical Patch Update - Introduction to Database n-Apply CPU Patches".
On Request
To obtain Recommended Patches for a platform not in the patch availability list, file a service request (SR) with Oracle Global Support. A request may be made at any time. Either the current Recommended Patches or the next Recommended patches for a given target configuration will be provided depending on when the request is received and processed.Known Issues
For Known Issues with any of the Recommended Patches, please click on the Document link in the tables above against the relevant version and target configuration.References
NOTE:756388.1 - Introduction to Recommended PatchesNote:854428.1 - Introduction to Patch Set Updates for Oracle Products.
Note:1929745.1 - Introduction to "Oracle JavaVM Component Database PSU" (OJVM PSU) Patches
Note:1454618.1 - Quick Reference To Patch Numbers For Database PSU, SPU(CPU) And Bundle Patches
NOTE:438314.1 - Critical Patch Update - Introduction to Database n-Apply CPU Patches
NOTE:161549.1 - Oracle Database Server and Networking Patches for Microsoft Platforms
NOTE:743126.1 - RAC on Windows: How to Apply Oracle Windows Mini Patch Bundles in a Rolling Fashion
Note:331.1 - Oracle Database 11.2.0.x Patching & Maintenance Advisor
Note:1320966.1 - Things to Consider Before Upgrading to 11.2.0.2 to Avoid Poor Performance or Wrong Results
Note:1392633.1 - Things to Consider Before Upgrading to 11.2.0.3 to Avoid Poor Performance or Wrong Results
Note:1645862.1 - Things to Consider Before Upgrading to 11.2.0.4 to Avoid Poor Performance or Wrong Results
