Java SE 8u92 Advanced and Java SE 8u92 Support Release Notes
The Java SE 8u92 Advanced Platform, available for Java SE Subscription customers, is based on the current Java SE 8u92 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 8u92 Bundled Patch Release (BPR) - Bug Fixes and Updates
The following sections summarize changes made in all Java SE 8u92 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 8u92 b34
Bug Fixes
| BugId | Component | Subcomponent | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8132434 | install | install | On Mac Install Run javawslauncher.app to register protocol handler with Launch Services |
| 8159244 | hotspot | compiler | Partially initialized string object created by C2's string concat optimization may escape |
| 8155068 (Confidential) |
deploy | webstart | jnlp protocol is not registered on mac after installing jre |
| 8136844 | deploy | webstart | Change JavawsLauncher.app to use NSTask or execv |
| 8081847 | deploy | webstart | Add a URL scheme handler to reliably launch .jnlp files - Mac registration part |
| 8156977 (Confidential) |
deploy | webstart | java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: 1z |
| 8144348 | deploy | webstart | Desktop shortcut is not updated after JNLP is changed in deployment cache |
Changes in Java SE 8u92 b33
Bug Fixes
| BugId | Component | Subcomponent | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6882559 | client-libs | javax.swing | new JEditorPane("text/plain","") fails for null context class loader |
| 8154899 | deploy | webstart | System property 'user.dir' now set to 'java.home' value rather than user's working directory |
| 8156822 | deploy | webstart | Application started using javaws now starts in {java.home} rather than current directory |
| 8063086 | hotspot | compiler | Math.pow yields different results upon repeated calls |
| 8158734 | client-libs | javax.swing | JEditorPane.createEditorKitForContentType throws NPE after 6882559 |
| 8154287 | javafx | media | Intermittent crash when disposing MediaPlayer |
| 8153534 | javafx | media | Intermittent hang in GSTMedia.gstDispose |
| 8154186 | javafx | web | JVM crash while using JavaFW WebView and colgroup/cols html feature |
| 8153148 | javafx | web | Defer image decoding until WebCore requests ImageFrame |
| 8153501 | javafx | web | Crash in ResourceLoader::releaseResources() |
| 8153151 | javafx | web | Call JavaScriptCore GC whenever JVM GC happens |
| 8151459 | javafx | web | Validation of new behaviour for JS callback memory leak |
| 8152737 | javafx | web | Crash in RuntimeObject::put when object passed to JSObject::setMember is GCed |
| 8089681 | javafx | web | WebView leaks memory when containing object acts as javascript callback handler |
| 8149537 | javafx | web | JavaFX WebView performance regression when inserting html via javascript |
| 8149768 | javafx | web | JavaFX Application Performance Issue |
| 8147851 | javafx | web | jvm crash at javafx com.sun.webkit.WebPage.twkPrePaint |
| 8149737 | javafx | web | JRE crash in com.sun.webkit.network.URLLoader.twkDidFinishLoading |
| 8139114 | javafx | web | WebView crashes on Yahoo login page |
| 8154022 | javafx | build | Upgrade production compilers on Windows to Visual Studio 2013 SP4 |
Changes in Java SE 8u92 b31
Please note that fixes from the prior BPR (8u77 b31) are included in this version.
Bug Fixes
| BugId | Component | Subcomponent | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6483657 | security-libs | javax.crypto | MSCAPI provider does not create unique alias names |
| 8143913 | security-libs | java.security | MSCAPI keystore should accept Certificate[] in setEntry() |
| 8145844 (Confidential) |
deploy | plugin | JARSigningException when loading jar file from JRE\lib\applet |
| 8152917 (Confidential) |
deploy | webstart | jarUpdate: javaws app has unexpectedly updated after choosing "cancel" on "Application Update" window |