Java SE 8u66 Advanced and Java SE 8u66 Support Release Notes
The Java SE 8u66 Advanced Platform, available for Java SE Subscription customers, is based on the current Java SE 8u66 release. This release is also available for legacy Java SE Suite, Java SE Advanced, and Java SE Support and when directed by support to be used as part of another Oracle product.
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Java SE 8u66 Bundled Patch Release (BPR) - Bug Fixes and Updates
The following sections summarize changes made in all Java SE 8u66 BPRs. Bug fixes and any other changes are listed below in date order, most current BPR first. Note that bug fixes in previous BPR are also included in the current BPR.
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Changes in Java SE 8u66 b36
Bug Fixes
| BugId | Component | Subcomponent | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8130212 (Confidential) |
hotspot | runtime | Thread::current() might access freed memory on Solaris |
| 8132890 | client-libs | 2d | Text Overlapping on Dot Matrix Printers |
| 8133458 (Confidential) |
deploy | webstart | 8u51 is slower than 6u101 to launch JWS application |
| 8098826 (Confidential) |
deploy | webstart | WS sends multiple request to server to download extensions |
| 8141527 | deploy | webstart | AddRemoveTest tests fail as second request to jnlp not getting to server, but resource requests going through fine |
Changes in Java SE 8u66 b35
Bug Fixes
| BugId | Component | Subcomponent | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8142908 (Confidential) |
deploy | plugin | Java Plug-in crashes under some scenarios using FF42 |
| 8133523 | deploy | plugin | _releaseObject called from wrong thread |
| 8134828 | client-libs | javax.swing | Scrollbar thumb disappears with Nimbus L&F |
| 8144110 (Confidential) |
install | install | 32-bit JRE install fails on 64-bit Windows Server 2012 under System Account |
| 8140670 (Confidential) |
install | install | 32-bit JRE silent install fails on 64-bit Windows under System Account |
| 8067422 | tools | javac | Lambda method names are unnecessarily unstable |
Changes in Java SE 8u66 b33
Bug Fixes
| BugId | Component | Subcomponent | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8136759 (Confidential) |
deploy | deployment_toolkit | Regression in Applet startup time with Internet Explorer on 8u60 and 8u65-b14 |
Changes in Java SE 8u66 b31
Please note that fixes from the prior BPR (8u60 b32) are included in this BPR.
Bug Fixes
| BugId | Component | Subcomponent | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8135307 (Confidential) |
tools | javac | CompletionFailure thrown when calling FieldDoc.type, if the field's type is missing |