<p>Java 6 Update 43 is the last publicly available update for JDK 6 from Oracle.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/6u43-relnotes-1915290.html">release notes</a> show this to be a security fix release.</p>
<p>Check the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2013-1493-1915081.html">security update advisory</a> to see the security fixes listed. They match the fixes in the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://java.about.com/b/2013/03/07/java-se-7-update-17-released.htm">Java 7 Update 17</a> release.</p>
<p>Subscribers to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/java/standard-edition/support/overview/index.html">Oracle Java SE Support</a> will still get critical bug fixes, security fixes and general maintenance for Java SE 6. Existing downloads for previous version of Java SE 6 remain accessible from the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javasebusiness/downloads/java-archive-downloads-javase6-419409.html">Java Archive</a>. </p>