How to fix the Oracle error ORA-39711: critical patch number less than last installed CPU number?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-39711: critical patch number less than last installed CPU number with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-39711: critical patch number less than last installed CPU number

Reason for the Error ORA-39711: critical patch number less than last installed CPU number

A Critical Patch Update (CPU) script was invoked that had a number that was less than the last CPU installed in the database.

How to fix the Error ORA-39711: critical patch number less than last installed CPU number ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Check the DBA_REGISTRY_HISTORY view to identify the last CPU for the database, and install the most recent CPU.