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OT - JAVA 1.7 u11 Blocked today?

Forum|Forum|13 years ago
January 31, 2013
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Kevin11_2
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I am getting the error:
The version of “Java” on your system does not include the latest security updates and has been blocked. To continue using “Java”, download an updated version from Oracle’s website.

I am running 1.7u11. I found two posts earlier today on Apple's forums of people experiencing the same issue beginning this morning.

Are any of you guys seeing this?

Best answer by chrispike

Yes, all of our Macs have had this issue. We have Java 6 on 10.6 and Java 7 on 10.7/10.8. On users' Macs that needed urgent access to Java in a web browser I pushed out a modified XProtect.meta.plist file which is located in /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/

I changed the JavaWebComponentVersionMinimum key to 1.6.0_37_b06-434 and the MinimumPlugInBundleVersion key to 1.7.11.21

After you deploy the updated file to the Mac the user just needs to restart their browser and Java will be enabled again.

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technicholas
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Forum|Forum|13 years ago
February 1, 2013

Help!

I cannot get the Java plugin to work on some of our 10.6 machines. I get a missing-plugin this is for Tune In for Reading and the little kiddos cannot use the application.

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blackholemac
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Forum|Forum|13 years ago
February 1, 2013

Some food for thought while Googling:

http://osdir.com/ml/general/2013-02/msg00308.html

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mm2270
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Forum|Forum|13 years ago
February 1, 2013

Hey, heads up everyone- Java 7 Update 13 is now available from Oracle's downloads page:
http://www.java.com/en/download/mac_download.jsp?locale=en

So, looks like Oracle was either working on this and release was imminent, or Apple's steps yesterday accelerated their release schedule for this. Hopefully the former.

I do wish that Apple could have just stated that a new release was coming if they knew that. Its looking more and more like Apple jumped the gun on this. Maybe update 13 was supposed to be released yesterday.

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jarednichols
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Forum|Forum|13 years ago
February 1, 2013

So. Much. Dislike for both companies right now...

Oy.

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sgrall-pfg
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Forum|Forum|13 years ago
February 4, 2013

Per Oracle's release notes for Java 7 update 13, the update was originally scheduled for release on February 19, 2013. Why would Oracle schedule critical update releases...if they're critical, don't hold the updates back! We are capable of making our own deployment schedules. Apple's action, while less than ideal, certainly pushed Oracle to act in a more timely manner.