EDR: Can Java version be upgraded as per RHSA-2020:2985?
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Article ID: 288657
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Products
Carbon Black EDR (formerly Cb Response)
Issue/Introduction
Can Java version be upgraded to 1.8.0.262.b10-0.el6_10 from 1.8.0.252.b09-2.el6_10.x86_64 without negatively impacting the environment?
Environment
- EDR (Formerly CB Response) : 7.0.1
- RHEL: All supported versions
Resolution
- Carbon Black does not support the Java upgrade as it has not been tested for a long term behavior.
- If customers still want to upgrade java as per the red-hat advisory, issues will not be investigated by Carbon Black
- EDR 7.3 (future release) will have Java 11 which would a better option served to customers.
Additional Information
- Red hat security advisory suggests java upgrade to 1.8.0.262.
- Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2020:2985 to obtain more information.
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