Oracle has released its Critical Patch Updates for April 2015 to address 98 new security fixes across multiple products.  Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to take control of an affected system.

This update contains security fixes for Oracle:

(a) Database Server
(b) Fusion Middleware
(c)Enterprise Manager Grid Control
(d) E-Business Suite
(e) Supply Chain Products Suite
(f) PeopleSoft Products
(g) JD Edwards Products
(h) Siebel CRM
(i) Communications Applications
(j) Retail Applications
(k) Health Sciences Applications
(l) Java SE
(m) Sun Systems Products Suite
(n) MySQL

Users and administrators are encouraged to review the advisories and apply the necessary updates.

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Adobe has released security updates for Flash Player, ColdFusion and Flex. These updates address critical vulnerability that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system or lead to reflected cross-site scripting.

Affected software versions are:-

(a) Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.134 and earlier versions
(b) Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.277 and earlier 13.x versions
(c) Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.451 and earlier 11.x versions
(d) ColdFusion 11 and 10
(e) Adobe Flex 4.6 and earlier versions

The following update is available:-

(a) Adobe Flash Player desktop runtime for Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.169
(b) Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release should update to version 13.0.0.281.
(c) Adobe Flash Player for Linux update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.457
(d) Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will be automatically updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which  will  include Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.169.
(e) Adobe Flash Player installed with Internet Explorer for Windows 8.x will be automatically updated to the latest version when  available, which will include Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.169.

Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Adobe Security Bulletins and apply the necessary updates.

For more information: APSB15-06, APSB15-07, and APSB15-08

Google has released Chrome OS 42.0.2311.90 for Windows, Mac, and Linux to address multiple vulnerabilities. This update addresses vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to take control of an affected system.

Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Google Chrome release blog and apply the necessary updates.

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Microsoft has released a security bulletin for April 2015 to address vulnerabilities in Windows. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege, disclosure of information, remote code execution, spoofing or security feature bypass

Users and administrators are encouraged to review Microsoft Security Bulletins MS15-Apr and apply the necessary updates.

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Apple has released a security updates for OS X, iOS, Safari and Apple TV to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to take control of an affected system.

The following updates are available:

(a) OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 and Security Update 2015-004 for OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5, OS X Mavericks v10.9.5, and OS X   Yosemite v10.10 to v10.10.2
(b) iOS 8.3 for iPhones 4s and later, iPod touch 5th generation and later, and iPad 2 and later
(c) Safari 8.0.5, Safari 7.1.5, and Safari 6.2.5 for OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5, OS X Mavericks v10.9.5, and OS X Yosemite v10.10.2
(d) Apple TV 7.2 for Apple TV 3rd generation and later

Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Apple security update and apply the necessary updates.

For more information click: HT204659, HT204661, HT204658 and HT204662