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Amazon Corretto August 2026 Critical Security Patch Updates

Amazon Corretto announced critical security patch updates for Long-Term Support and Feature Release versions of OpenJDK

On Aug 18, 2026, Amazon announced critical security patch update (CSPU) for Amazon Corretto Long-Term Support (LTS) and Feature Release (FR) versions of OpenJDK. Corretto 26.0.2.11.1, 25.0.4.8.1, 21.0.12.9.1, 17.0.20.10.1, 11.0.32.10.1, and 8u504 are now available for download. Amazon Corretto is a no-cost, multi-platform, production-ready distribution of OpenJDK. Visit the Corretto home page to download Corretto 26, Corretto 25, Corretto 21, Corretto 17, Corretto 11, or Corretto 8. Updates can also be obtained on your Linux system by configuring a Corretto Apt, Yum, or Apk repo.

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