This release contains fixes for security vulnerabilities. For more information, see Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory.
The following table lists the other bug fixes included in JDK 7u79 release:
Bug Id | Category | Subcategory | Description |
---|---|---|---|
8065373 | client-libs | 2d | [macosx] jdk8, jdk7u60 Regression in Graphics2D drawing of derived Fonts |
8065709 | client-libs | java.awt | Deadlock in awt/logging apparently introduced by 8019623 |
8065991 | core-libs | java.util.logging | LogManager unecessarily calls JavaAWTAccess from within a critical section |
8072042 | core-libs | java.util:i18n | (tz) Support tzdata2015a |
8068905 | deploy | deployment_toolkit | Disabling Java Plug-in/Enable the next-generation Java Plug-in does not disable security tab radio buttons |
8058101 | tools | visualvm | Integrate new version of Java VisualVM based on VisualVM 1.3.8 into JDK |