Oracle Critical Patch Update for July 2021

Oracle has released the quarterly patch update for July, and this list includes a number of EPM related items.  Here is the full list of July patch items.

First off the list are the usual suspects for WebLogic Server and Java:

For EPM 11.2 customers, the details are as follows:

For EPM 11.1.2.x customers (and thus running WebLogic 10.3.6) the details are as follows:

For Java, there are updates to both Java 7 (supported for EPM 11.1.2.x) and Java 8 (supported for 11.2.x):

The EPM Products have also released a series of patches:

Of the above patches, the only one new to this release is the one for Financial Reporting, which is available only in 11.2.6, though it is reported as an issue in EPM 11.1.2.4.  So, this is probably the first instance of Oracle demonstrating that EPM 11.1.2.x is truly end-of-life and will not be supported past 12/31/2021.  The exact verbiage in the patch is:

As always, if you are in need of assistance with patching, please feel free to reach out to iArch Solutions and we are happy to assist with your patching or upgrade needs.