Introduction
    Target Configurations
    Patch Availability
    Current Recommended Patches
        12.1.0.2 Current Recommended Patches
        12.1.0.1 Current Recommended Patches
        11.2.0.4 Current Recommended Patches
        11.2.0.3 Current Recommended Patches
        11.2.0.2 Current Recommended Patches
        11.2.0.1 Current Recommended Patches
        11.1.0.7 Current Recommended Patches
        11.1.0.6 Current Recommended Patches
        10.2.0.5 Current Recommended Patches
        10.2.0.4 Current Recommended Patches
        10.2.0.3 Current Recommended Patches
    Conflict Resolution
    On Request
    Known Issues
    References

Introduction

Beginning with version 10.2.0.3, Oracle releases Recommended Patches for Oracle Database.

    See Note:756388.1 for an introduction to Recommended Patches.

Beginning with version 10.2.0.4, Recommended Patches for Generic, RAC and DataGuard issues are released in the form of Patch Set Updates (PSU).

    See Note:854428.1 for an introduction to Patch Set Updates.

As of October 2014 Oracle releases "Oracle JavaVM Component Database Patch Set Update" (OJVM PSU) patches in addition to other Patch Set Updates.

    See Note:1929745.1 for an introduction to "Oracle JavaVM Component Database PSU"


This document gives information about the current Recommended Patches for each Oracle Database version.

Target Configurations

Recommended Patches are provided for the following target configurations:

    Generic
    Real Application Clusters
    Data Guard
    Exadata
    Ebusiness Suite Certification

Patch Availability

Recommended Patches are released on all platforms at the same time. They are generally available on the following platforms: HP-UX PA-RISC, Solaris Operating System (SPARC 64-Bit), HP-UX Itanium, IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit), Linux x86 (32-bit), and Linux x86-64.

Oracle provides bundled patches for Microsoft Windows platforms. Recommended patches are included in these bundles rather than as separately downloadable patches. See Note:161549.1 for details of the bundled patches for Microsoft platforms. It is recommended to apply the most current Windows bundle patch .

Patches on other platforms are created on request.

Recommended Patches, including Patch Set Updates, have the same certification and OS version support as the 4 digit database version they are for.

Please note that Grid Infrastructure (GI) PSU Patches are applicable to both RAC environments and Oracle Restart (GI Standalone) environments.
Current Recommended Patches

12.1.0.2 Current Recommended Patches

Patch Set Updates

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:19791366.8     Combo of 12.1.0.2.1 OJVM PSU and 12.1.0.2.1 DB PSU (Oct 2014)     No     Patch:19791366
    Note:19303936.8     12.1.0.2.1 (Oct 2014) Database Patch Set Update (DB PSU)     Yes     Patch:19303936
    Note:19282028.8     Oracle JavaVM Component 12.1.0.2.1 Database PSU (Oct 2014) (OJVM PSU)     No     Patch:19282028

Grid Infrastructure

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:19791375.8     Combo of 12.1.0.2.1 OJVM PSU and 12.1.0.2.1 GI PSU (Oct 2014)     No     Patch:19791375
    Note:19392646.8     12.1.0.2.1 (Oct 2014) Grid Infrastructure Patch Set Update (GI PSU)     Yes     Patch:19392646

Exadata

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:888828.1     Recommended Patch Information for Exadata Database Machine and Exadata Storage Server     -     -

Engineered Systems and DB In-Memory

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:19404326.8     12.1.0.2 Bundle Patch 1 for Engineered Systems and DB In-Memory (Oct 2014)     Yes     Patch:19404326



12.1.0.1 Current Recommended Patches

Patch Set Updates

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:19852357.8     Oracle JavaVM Component 12.1.0.1.1 Database PSU - Generic JDBC Patch (Oct 2014)     Yes     Patch:19852357
    Note:19791363.8     Combo of 12.1.0.1.1 OJVM PSU and 12.1.0.1.5 DB PSU (Oct 2014)     No     Patch:19791363
    Note:19282024.8     Oracle JavaVM Component 12.1.0.1.1 Database PSU (Oct 2014) (OJVM PSU)     No     Patch:19282024
    Note:19121550.8     12.1.0.1.5 (Oct 2014) Database Patch Set Update (DB PSU)     Yes     Patch:19121550

Grid Infrastructure

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:19852357.8     Oracle JavaVM Component 12.1.0.1.1 Database PSU - Generic JDBC Patch (Oct 2014)     Yes     Patch:19852357
    Note:19791360.8     Combo of 12.1.0.1.1 OJVM PSU and 12.1.0.1.5 GI PSU (Oct 2014)     No     Patch:19791360
    Note:19392451.8     AIX/HP/zLinux: 12.1.0.1.5 (Oct 2014) Grid Infrastructure Patch Set Update (GI PSU)     Yes     Patch:19392451
    Note:19392372.8     Linux/Solaris: 12.1.0.1.5 (Oct 2014) Grid Infrastructure Patch Set Update (GI PSU)     Yes     Patch:19392372

Exadata

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:888828.1     Recommended Patch Information for Exadata Database Machine and Exadata Storage Server     -     -



11.2.0.4 Current Recommended Patches

Patch Set Updates

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:19852360.8     Oracle JavaVM Component 11.2.0.4.1 Database PSU - Generic JDBC Patch (Oct 2014)     Yes     Patch:19852360
    Note:19791364.8     Combo of 11.2.0.4.1 OJVM PSU and 11.2.0.4.4 DB PSU (Oct 2014)     No     Patch:19791364
    Note:19282021.8     Oracle JavaVM Component 11.2.0.4.1 Database PSU (Oct 2014) (OJVM PSU)     No     Patch:19282021
    Note:19121551.8     11.2.0.4.4 (Oct 2014) Database Patch Set Update (DB PSU)     Yes     Patch:19121551

Grid Infrastructure

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:19852360.8     Oracle JavaVM Component 11.2.0.4.1 Database PSU - Generic JDBC Patch (Oct 2014)     Yes     Patch:19852360
    Note:19791420.8     Combo of 11.2.0.4.1 OJVM PSU and 11.2.0.4.4 GI PSU (Oct 2014)     No     Patch:19791420
    Note:19380115.8     11.2.0.4.4 (Oct 2014) Grid Infrastructure Patch Set Update (GI PSU)     Yes     Patch:19380115

Exadata

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:888828.1     Recommended Patch Information for Exadata Database Machine and Exadata Storage Server     -     -

Also see:

    Note:1645862.1 Things to Consider Before Upgrading to 11.2.0.4 to Avoid Poor Performance or Wrong Results



11.2.0.3 Current Recommended Patches

Patch Set Updates

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:19852361.8     Oracle JavaVM Component 11.2.0.3.1 Database PSU - Generic JDBC Patch (Oct 2014)     Yes     Patch:19852361
    Note:19791427.8     Combo of 11.2.0.3.1 OJVM PSU and 11.2.0.3.12 DB PSU (Oct 2014)     No     Patch:19791427
    Note:19282015.8     Oracle JavaVM Component 11.2.0.3.1 Database PSU (Oct 2014) (OJVM PSU)     No     Patch:19282015
    Note:19121548.8     11.2.0.3.12 (Oct 2014) Database Patch Set Update (DB PSU)     Yes     Patch:19121548

Grid Infrastructure

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:19852361.8     Oracle JavaVM Component 11.2.0.3.1 Database PSU - Generic JDBC Patch (Oct 2014)     Yes     Patch:19852361
    Note:19791428.8     Combo of 11.2.0.3.1 OJVM PSU and 11.2.0.3.12 GI PSU (Oct 2014)     No     Patch:19791428
    Note:19440385.8     11.2.0.3.12 (Oct 2014) Grid Infrastructure Patch Set Update (GI PSU)     Yes     Patch:19440385

Exadata

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:888828.1     Recommended Patch Information for Exadata Database Machine and Exadata Storage Server     -     -

EBusiness Suite R11i Certification

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:881505.1     Interoperability Notes for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i with Oracle Database 11.2.0.3     -     -

EBusiness Suite R12 Certification

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:1058763.1     Interoperability Notes for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 with Oracle Database 11.2.0.3     -     -

Miscellaneous Fixes

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:17403540.8     AIX: 11.2.0.3 N-apply patch for critcal AIX fixes - Bundle #2     Yes     Patch:17403540

Also see:

    Note:1392633.1 Things to Consider Before Upgrading to 11.2.0.3 to Avoid Poor Performance or Wrong Results



11.2.0.2 Current Recommended Patches
Note: 11.2.0.2 is outside of patching policy. It is advisable to use a newer Patch Set or release.

Patch Set Updates

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:17082367.8     11.2.0.2.12 (Oct 2013) Database Patch Set Update (PSU)     Yes     Patch:17082367

Grid Infrastructure

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:17272753.8     11.2.0.2.12 (Oct 2013) Grid Infrastructure Patch Set Update (GI PSU)     Yes     Patch:17272753

Exadata

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:888828.1     Recommended Patch Information for Exadata Database Machine and Exadata Storage Server     -     -

EBusiness Suite R11i Certification

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:1367654.1     Interoperability Notes for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i with Oracle Database 11.2.0.2     -     -

EBusiness Suite R12 Certification

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:1367644.1     Interoperability Notes for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 with Oracle Database 11.2.0.2     -     -

Also see:

    Note:1320966.1 Things to Consider Before Upgrading to 11.2.0.2 to Avoid Poor Performance or Wrong Results



11.2.0.1 Current Recommended Patches
Note: 11.2.0.1 is outside of patching policy. It is advisable to use a newer Patch Set or release.

Patch Set Updates

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:12419378.8     11.2.0.1.6 (Jul 2011) Database Patch Set Update (PSU)     Yes     Patch:12419378

Grid Infrastructure

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:9655006.8     11.2.0.1.2 (Jul 2010) Grid Infrastructure Patch Set Update (GI PSU)     Yes     Patch:9655006

Exadata

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:888828.1     Recommended Patch Information for Exadata Database Machine and Exadata Storage Server     -     -

EBusiness Suite R11i Certification

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:1265268.1     Interoperability Notes for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i with Oracle Database 11.2.0.1     -     -

EBusiness Suite R12 Certification

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:1265232.1     Interoperability Notes for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 with Oracle Database 11.2.0.1     -     -

11.1.0.7 Current Recommended Patches

Patch Set Updates

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:19852363.8     Oracle JavaVM Component 11.1.0.7.1 Database PSU - Generic JDBC Patch (Oct 2014)     Yes     Patch:19852363
    Note:19791436.8     Combo of 11.1.0.7.1 OJVM PSU and 11.1.0.7.21 DB PSU (Oct 2014)     No     Patch:19791436
    Note:19282002.8     Oracle JavaVM Component 11.1.0.7.1 Database PSU (Oct 2014) (OJVM PSU)     No     Patch:19282002
    Note:19152553.8     11.1.0.7.21 (Oct 2014) Database Patch Set Update (DB PSU)     Yes     Patch:19152553

CRS

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:11724953.8     11.1.0.7.7 CRS Patch Set Update (CRS PSU)     Yes     Patch:11724953

Data Guard

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:7628357.8     11.1.0.7 Data Guard Broker Recommended Patch Bundle #1     No     Patch:7628357

Exadata

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:835032.1     Recommended Patch Information for Database Machine and Exadata Storage Server 11g Release 1 (11.1)     -     -
    Note:19852363.8     Oracle JavaVM Component 11.1.0.7.1 Database PSU - Generic JDBC Patch (Oct 2014)     Yes     Patch:19852363

EBusiness Suite R11i Certification

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:452783.1     Interoperability Notes for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i with Oracle Database 11.1.0.7     -     -
    Note:7295298.8     Poor Subquery filter order / Queries against ALL_OBJECTS can be slow     Yes     Patch:7295298
    Note:7253531.8     A dump [ttci2u] passing LOB data over heterogeneous connection with multibyte     Yes     Patch:7253531
    Note:6530141.8     False ORA-979 can occur on an UPDATE DML     Yes     Patch:6530141

EBusiness Suite R12 Certification

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:735276.1     Interoperability Notes for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 with Oracle Database 11.1.0.7     -     -
    Note:7684818.8     11.1.0.7 EBusiness Suite R12 Certification Patch Bundle #1     Yes     Patch:7684818
    Note:7630760.8     HPUX: 11.1.0.7 patch install deletes libskgxp11.a     No     Patch:7630760
    Note:7253531.8     A dump [ttci2u] passing LOB data over heterogeneous connection with multibyte     Yes     Patch:7253531

11.1.0.6 Current Recommended Patches
Note: 11.1.0.6 is outside of patching policy. It is advisable to use a newer Patch Set or release.

EBusiness Suite R11i Certification

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:9196488.8     PLS-306 executing procedure on 11g from lower version PLSQL client     No     Patch:9196488
    Note:7253531.8     A dump [ttci2u] passing LOB data over heterogeneous connection with multibyte     Yes     Patch:7253531
    Note:6972189.8     Invalid package bodies when using _load_without_compile option     Yes     Patch:6972189
    Note:6778860.8     11.1.0.6 EBusiness Suite R11 Certification Patch Bundle #1     No     Patch:6778860
    Note:6501565.8     Dump under JVM from JIT of Java class compiled with old Java compiler     No     Patch:6501565

EBusiness Suite R12 Certification

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:7377378.8     11.1.0.6 EBusiness Suite R12 Certification Patch Bundle #1     Yes     Patch:7377378
    Note:7253531.8     A dump [ttci2u] passing LOB data over heterogeneous connection with multibyte     Yes     Patch:7253531
    Note:6991626.8     Datapump export fails with ORA-39126 / ORA-22813     Yes     Patch:6991626
    Note:6815733.8     OERI [qctcte1] from cost based transformation with subquery in ORDER BY clause     Yes     Patch:6815733
    Note:6598432.8     ORA-1466 from read-only transaction when client / server in different timezones     Yes     Patch:6598432
    Note:6266400.8     A dump can occur in kokbTabFuncRewrite     Yes     Patch:6266400

10.2.0.5 Current Recommended Patches

Patch Set Updates

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:16619894.8     10.2.0.5.12 (Jul 2013) Database Patch Set Update (PSU)     Yes     Patch:16619894

CRS

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:9952245.8     10.2.0.5.2 CRS Patch Set Update (CRS PSU)     Yes     Patch:9952245

10.2.0.4 Current Recommended Patches
Oracle introduced Patch Set Updates (PSU) for 10.2.0.4 which include recommended fixes for generic , RAC and DataGuard issues.
The PSU should be treated as the recommended patch for these areas - additional recommendations may be listed below under relevant areas.
Please read Note:854428.1 for an introduction to Patch Set Updates.

Note: 10.2.0.4 is outside of patching policy. Database PSU 10.2.0.4.13 onwards are only available on limited platforms.

Patch Set Updates

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:16619897.8     10.2.0.4.17 (Jul 2013) Database Patch Set Update (PSU) Overlay [limited platforms]     Yes     Patch:16619897
    Note:9352164.8     10.2.0.4.4 (Apr 2010) Database Patch Set Update (PSU)     Yes     Patch:9352164

Generic

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:9572766.8     Recommended merge fix for bug 6994194 and bug 8830147     Yes     Patch:9572766

RAC

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:6367097.8     Recommended on HP Itanium: RAC diagnostics can abort the instance (LMS ORA-484)     Yes     Patch:6367097
    Note:6079224.8     Recommended on Linux: RAC ORA-27506 / IPC Send timeout     Yes     Patch:6079224

CRS

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:9294403.8     10.2.0.4.4 CRS Patch Set Update (CRS PSU)     Yes     Patch:9294403

EBusiness Suite R12 Certification

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:7014646.8     OERI [kkocxj : pjpctx] from complex query     Yes     Patch:7014646

10.2.0.3 Current Recommended Patches
Note: 10.2.0.3 is outside of patching policy.

RAC

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:7145055.8     10.2.0.3 RAC Recommended Patch Bundle #2     Yes     Patch:7145055

CRS

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:7117233.8     10.2.0.3 CRS Recommended Patch Bundle #3     Yes     Patch:7117233

Data Guard

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:6909784.8     Recommended Merge Fix for bug 6128197 with Data Guard Logical     No     Patch:6909784
    Note:6081556.8     10.2.0.3 Data Guard RMAN Recommended Patch Bundle #1     Yes     Patch:6081556
    Note:6081550.8     10.2.0.3 Data Guard Logical Recommended Patch Bundle #1     No     Patch:6081550
    Note:6081547.8     10.2.0.3 Data Guard Physical Recommended Patch Bundle #1     Yes     Patch:6081547
    Note:6048286.8     10.2.0.3 Data Guard Broker Recommended Patch #1     No     Patch:6048286

EBusiness Suite R11i Certification

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:6166683.8     Z-Linux: ctxhx missing from 10.2.0.3     Yes     Patch:6166683
    Note:412271.1     Upgrade to 10.2.0.3 can fail with ORA-600 [22635]     Yes     Patch:5892355
    Note:5871314.8     Pickler fix needed to allow some DB upgrade / downgrade to work     Yes     Patch:5871314
    Note:5257698.8     9idata NLS files missing leading to file handle leak     No     Patch:5257698

EBusiness Suite R12 Certification

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:6319846.8     EBusiness Suite R12 Certification Recommended Patch Bundle     Yes     Patch:6319846
    Note:5240469.8     Linux-X86 64bit: genoccish generates lots of errors     No     Patch:5240469

Miscellaneous Fixes

    Document     Description     Rolling RAC     Patch Download
    Note:6875865.8     Database instrumentation for OCM     Yes     Patch:6875865
    Note:6869828.8     Recommended Merge Fix of 6122097 and 5903829     Yes     Patch:6869828
    Note:471479.1     IOT corruption after upgrade from <= 9.2 to >= 10g     Yes     Patch:6646613
    Note:6455161.8     Higher CPU / Higher "cache buffer chains" latch gets / Higher "consistent gets" after truncate/Rebuild     No     Patch:6455161
    Note:453259.1     OERI[kcrfr_resize2] / cannot recover database     No     Patch:6128197
    Note:453309.1     OERI[kcbo_link_q_1] / crash with fix for bug 5454831 installed     Yes     Patch:6017420
    Note:5949701.8     Recommended Merge Fix of 5648872 and 5863277     Yes     Patch:5949701
    Note:455832.1     Client <= 9.2.0.7 / 10.1.0.4 can dump when running against higher level database     No     Patch:5933477
    Note:5907779.8     Self deadlock hang on "cursor: pin S wait on X" (typically from DBMS_STATS)     No     Patch:5907779
    Note:5896963.8     High LGWR CPU and longer "log file sync" with fix for bug 5065930     Yes     Patch:5896963
    Note:5765958.8     OERI[qcscpqbTxt] / OERI[qcsfbdnp:1] from ANSI query in PLSQL     No     Patch:5765958
    Note:5728380.8     DML may spin under ktspffc searching for space in ASSM segment     No     Patch:5728380
    Note:454464.1     Various dumps / instance crash possible     Yes     Patch:5605370
    Note:5577046.8     ADD or DROP attribute causes UNION query to fail with ORA-1790     Yes     Patch:5577046
    Note:5514109.8     OERI [kql-hash-collision] / false ORA-955     No     Patch:5514109
    Note:5364143.8     Bind Peeking is not done upon query reload, Execution Plan changes     Yes     Patch:5364143
    Note:5363584.8     Array insert into table can corrupt redo     Yes     Patch:5363584
    Note:4899479.8     Undo/redo corruption if distributed transactions used     No     Patch:4899479

Conflict Resolution
If you encounter a patch conflict while installing a Recommended Patch:

    For conflicts with a Patch Set Update:
        See "Patch Conflict Resolution" in Note:854428.1 "Patch Set Updates for Oracle Products"
        See Note:1061295.1 "Patch Set Updates - One-off Patch Conflict Resolution" which includes links to documents with known conflict resolutions
    For older non-PSU Recommended Patches:
        Patch conflict resolution is provided using the same mechanism as the database Critical Patch Updates.
        See Note:438314.1 "Critical Patch Update - Introduction to Database n-Apply CPU Patches".

For general information about various types of patch conflict see Note:1321267.1 "Database Patch conflict resolution"
On Request
To obtain Recommended Patches for a platform not in the patch availability list, file a service request (SR) with Oracle Global Support. A request may be made at any time. Either the current Recommended Patches or the next Recommended patches for a given target configuration will be provided depending on when the request is received and processed.
Known Issues
For Known Issues with any of the Recommended Patches, please click on the Document link in the tables above against the relevant version and target configuration.
References
NOTE:756388.1 - Introduction to Recommended Patches
Note:854428.1 - Introduction to Patch Set Updates for Oracle Products.
Note:1929745.1 - Introduction to "Oracle JavaVM Component Database PSU" (OJVM PSU) Patches
Note:1454618.1 - Quick Reference To Patch Numbers For Database PSU, SPU(CPU) And Bundle Patches
NOTE:438314.1 - Critical Patch Update - Introduction to Database n-Apply CPU Patches
NOTE:161549.1 - Oracle Database Server and Networking Patches for Microsoft Platforms
NOTE:743126.1 - RAC on Windows: How to Apply Oracle Windows Mini Patch Bundles in a Rolling Fashion
Note:331.1 - Oracle Database 11.2.0.x Patching & Maintenance Advisor
Note:1320966.1 - Things to Consider Before Upgrading to 11.2.0.2 to Avoid Poor Performance or Wrong Results
Note:1392633.1 - Things to Consider Before Upgrading to 11.2.0.3 to Avoid Poor Performance or Wrong Results
Note:1645862.1 - Things to Consider Before Upgrading to 11.2.0.4 to Avoid Poor Performance or Wrong Results
Note:802103.1 - Previous (superseded) Recommended Patches