Apple has released an update for Java on Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 the updates are available now via Software Update on your Mac.
Check out all the exciting details about these updates after the break.
Mac OS X Lion
Java for Mac OS X 10.7 Update 1 delivers improved compatibility, security, and reliability by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_29.
Please quit any web browsers and Java applications before installing this update.
See https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4883 for more details about this update.
See https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 for information about the security content of this update.
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 6 delivers improved compatibility, security, and reliability by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_29.
Please quit any web browsers and Java applications before installing this update.
See https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4884 for more details about this update.
See https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 for information about the security content of this update.
If you’d like to download the update directly to install on multiple computers you can get a copy of it for Mac OS X Lion or Snow Leopard.
Note a few people in the comments question the validity of one of the updates. Here’s why I wrote about the two updates from support.apple.com/downloads — see the dates for the two Java updates. If you need either of these great if you don’t that is even better since these updates also include security updates.