Java Edition 1.8.9
This page covers a release version that has a critical issue under certain conditions.
The dedicated server for this version includes a security vulnerability in the Log4j library that could be used to perform a remote code execution exploit. It can be addressed by appending a certain JVM argument to the server startup command line.[1]
Minecraft 1.8.9
| Edition | |||||
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| Release date |
December 9, 2015 | ||||
| Downloads | |||||
| Protocol version |
47 | ||||
| Resource pack format |
1 | ||||
| Minimum Java version | |||||
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1.8.9[2] is a minor update to Java Edition. It is the final version released in 2015, released on December 9. 1.8.9 is compatible with servers running 1.8 – 1.8.8.
Additions
General
- Added a "Realms Notifications" toggle to the options menu, toggleable to ON and OFF.
- New buttons to configure/leave Realms without having to select them first.
Changes
Blocks
- Now change their texture when the computer time is set to the 24th to 26th of December to suit Christmas.
General
- Better realms integration.
Fixes
From released versions before 1.8
- MC-2324 – Player trapped/cannot get out of flowing water
- MC-17595 – Villages still spawn when "village" is not in the preset
- MC-31577 – Some arrows shot into a block never despawn
- MC-33265 – Words are divided in chat.
- MC-36260 – Nonstandard parts of nonstandard character skin still show with invisibility potion.
- MC-42150 – Christmas trapped chests do not have texture of presents
- MC-47726 – Block breaking animation may occasionally change to a weird color
From the 1.8 development versions
- MC-57016 – Water and lava glitches and shows blocks as if air
- MC-72469 – Fence gate smooth lighting inconsistent
From the current version, hotfixed
- MC-94199 – Realms crash when using arrow keys on advertisement page.
- MC-94467 – When closing a world on Realms, the world remains on closing and players could not switch to the same world or another world.
- MC-94651 – Ampersand will trim realm name and description.
- MC-94820 – Realms:
an error occurred (401): invalid session id.
Video
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Trivia
- Despite this version having fewer features and being unsupported (like Java Edition 1.7.10), it is still popular among many players and servers due to a common dislike of 1.9's changes to PvP and/or the perceived instability of newer versions.
- This was the last release to be compatible with a previous server version until 1.16.5.
- This version was released on the same day as 15w50a.
- 1.8.9 was the last version to be released during the snapshot process of the next major update until 1.16.5.
- This is the last version to have the Twitch integration services.
- This is also the last version to have the "Super Secret Settings" option.
- Before 1.20.5, 1.8.9 had the longest wait for a minor update to Java Edition, with 134 days having elapsed since the release of 1.8.8 on July 28, 2015.
References
- ↑ "Important Message: Security vulnerability in Java Edition" – Minecraft.net, December 10, 2021.
- ↑ "And there we go, Minecraft 1.8.9 is now released and available in our launcher. Enjoy the changes, everyone." – @SeargeDP (Michael Stoyke) on X (formerly Twitter), December 9, 2015
