New in release OpenJDK 8u272 (2020-10-20):

Full versions of these release notes can be found at:

• https://bitly.com/openjdk8u272
• https://builds.shipilev.net/backports-monitor/release-notes-openjdk8u272.txt

New features

• JDK-8245468: Add TLSv1.3 implementation classes from 11.0.7

Security fixes

• JDK-8233624: Enhance JNI linkage
• JDK-8236196: Improve string pooling
• JDK-8236862, CVE-2020-14779: Enhance support of Proxy class
• JDK-8237990, CVE-2020-14781: Enhanced LDAP contexts
• JDK-8237995, CVE-2020-14782: Enhance certificate processing
• JDK-8240124: Better VM Interning
• JDK-8241114, CVE-2020-14792: Better range handling
• JDK-8242680, CVE-2020-14796: Improved URI Support
• JDK-8242685, CVE-2020-14797: Better Path Validation
• JDK-8242695, CVE-2020-14798: Enhanced buffer support
• JDK-8243302: Advanced class supports
• JDK-8244136, CVE-2020-14803: Improved Buffer supports
• JDK-8244479: Further constrain certificates
• JDK-8244955: Additional Fix for JDK-8240124
• JDK-8245407: Enhance zoning of times
• JDK-8245412: Better class definitions
• JDK-8245417: Improve certificate chain handling
• JDK-8248574: Improve jpeg processing
• JDK-8249927: Specify limits of jdk.serialProxyInterfaceLimit
• JDK-8253019: Enhanced JPEG decoding

JDK-8254177: US/Pacific-New Zone name removed as part of tzdata2020b

Following JDK's update to tzdata2020b, the long-obsolete files pacificnew and systemv have been removed. As a result, the "US/Pacific-New" zone name declared in the pacificnew data file is no longer available for use.

Information regarding the update can be viewed at https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz-announce/2020-October/000059.html