AWS AmazonRDS low security documentation change
Summary
Added section about Spatial Patch Bundle (SPB) considerations for Oracle upgrades, including SPB release patterns, compatibility, and automatic upgrade behavior
Security assessment
The change documents that release updates (RUs) include security fixes, and SPBs inherit these. While primarily about Spatial patches, the explicit mention of security fixes in RUs provides concrete evidence of security-related documentation.
Diff
diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Oracle.OGPG.md index fda949dee..477991159 100644 --- a/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Oracle.OGPG.md +++ b/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Oracle.OGPG.md @@ -5 +5 @@ -Oracle Multitenant considerationsOption group considerationsParameter group considerationsTime zone considerations +Oracle Multitenant considerationsOption group considerationsParameter group considerationsTime zone considerationsSPB considerations @@ -7 +7 @@ Oracle Multitenant considerationsOption group considerationsParameter group cons -# Considerations for Oracle DB upgrades +# Considerations for Oracle database upgrades @@ -17,0 +21,3 @@ Before you upgrade your Oracle instance, review the following information. + * Spatial Patch Bundle (SPB) considerations + + @@ -83,0 +90,21 @@ For more information, see [TIMESTAMP WITH TIMEZONE restrictions](https://docs.or +## Spatial Patch Bundle (SPB) considerations + +In RDS for Oracle, release update (RU) is a minor engine version that includes security fixes, bug fixes, and new features for Oracle Database. A Spatial Patch Bundle (SPB) is minor engine version that also includes patches designed for the Oracle Spatial option. For example, 19.0.0.0.ru-2025-01.spb-1.r1 is a minor engine version that contains the RU patches in engine version 19.0.0.0.ru-2025-01.rur-2025-01.r1 plus Spatial patches. + +When you upgrade your database to SPBs, consider the following: + + * SPBs are supported only for Oracle Database 19c. + + * Typically, an SPB is released 2–3 weeks after its corresponding quarterly RU. + + * You can upgrade your DB instance to an SPB even if the instance doesn't use the Oracle Spatial option, but the Spatial patches in the engine version apply only to Oracle Spatial. You can create a new instance on an SPB and install the Oracle Spatial option later. + + * If you enable automatic minor version upgrade for your DB instance, your upgrade path depends on whether your instance currently uses an SPB or RU. If your instance uses an SPB, RDS automatically upgrades your instance to the latest SPB. If your instance uses an RU, RDS automatically upgrades your instance to the latest RU. + + * You can manually upgrade your DB instance from an RU to an SPB only if the SPB is the same engine version or higher as your current RU. + + * You can manually upgrade your DB instance from an SPB to an RU only if the RU is a higher version. + + + +