[oracle@db01 18522509]$ /DBSoft/Product/11.2.4/db_1/OPatch/opatch apply

Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 11.2.0.3.4

Copyright (c) 2012, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Oracle Home       : /DBSoft/Product/11.2.4/db_1

Central Inventory : /DBSoft/oraInventory

from           : /DBSoft/Product/11.2.4/db_1/oraInst.loc

OPatch version    : 11.2.0.3.4

OUI version       : 11.2.0.4.0

Log file location : /DBSoft/Product/11.2.4/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2014-10-09_04-27-48AM_1.log

Verifying environment and performing prerequisite checks...

Prerequisite check "CheckMinimumOPatchVersion" failed.

The details are:

The OPatch being used has version 11.2.0.3.4 while the following patch(es) require higher versions:

Patch 17478514 requires OPatch version 11.2.0.3.5.

Patch 18031668 requires OPatch version 11.2.0.3.5.

Patch 18522509 requires OPatch version 11.2.0.3.5.

Please download latest OPatch from My Oracle Support.

UtilSession failed: Prerequisite check "CheckMinimumOPatchVersion" failed.

Log file location: /DBSoft/Product/11.2.4/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2014-10-09_04-27-48AM_1.log

OPatch failed with error code 73

[oracle@db01 OPatch]$ cat /DBSoft/Product/11.2.4/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2014-10-09_04-27-48AM_1.log

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:49 AM]     OPatch invoked as follows: 'apply -invPtrLoc /DBSoft/Product/11.2.4/db_1/oraInst.loc '

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:49 AM]     OUI-67077:

                             Oracle Home       : /DBSoft/Product/11.2.4/db_1

                             Central Inventory : /DBSoft/oraInventory

                                from           : /DBSoft/Product/11.2.4/db_1/oraInst.loc

                             OPatch version    : 11.2.0.3.4

                             OUI version       : 11.2.0.4.0

                             OUI location      : /DBSoft/Product/11.2.4/db_1/oui

                             Log file location : /DBSoft/Product/11.2.4/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2014-10-09_04-27-48AM_1.log

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:49 AM]     Patch history file: /DBSoft/Product/11.2.4/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch_history.txt

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:53 AM]     Verifying environment and performing prerequisite checks...

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:53 AM]     Ignoring file "/home/oracle/18522509/README.html" in the patch directory.

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:53 AM]     Ignoring file "/home/oracle/18522509/README.txt" in the patch directory.

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:53 AM]     Ignoring file "/home/oracle/18522509/patchmd.xml" in the patch directory.

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:54 AM]     Checking conflict among patches...

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:54 AM]     Patch ID  18522509

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:54 AM]     Patches that conflict: [  ]

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:54 AM]     Checking conflicts for patch : 18522509

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     Checking if Oracle Home has components required by patches...

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     Check if patch "17478514"  is a no-op patch.

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     Check if patch "18031668"  is a no-op patch.

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     Check if patch "18522509"  is a no-op patch.

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     Running prerequisite checks...

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     Prerequisite check "CheckMinimumOPatchVersion" failed.

                             The details are:

                             The OPatch being used has version 11.2.0.3.4 while the following patch(es) require higher versions:

                             Patch 17478514 requires OPatch version 11.2.0.3.5.

                             Patch 18031668 requires OPatch version 11.2.0.3.5.

                             Patch 18522509 requires OPatch version 11.2.0.3.5.

                             Please download latest OPatch from My Oracle Support.

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     OUI-67073:UtilSession failed: Prerequisite check "CheckMinimumOPatchVersion" failed.

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     Finishing UtilSession at Thu Oct 09 04:27:55 CST 2014

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     Log file location: /DBSoft/Product/11.2.4/db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2014-10-09_04-27-48AM_1.log

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     Stack Description: java.lang.RuntimeException: Prerequisite check "CheckMinimumOPatchVersion" failed.

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     StackTrace: oracle.opatch.OPatchSessionHelper.runApplyPrereqs(OPatchSessionHelper.java:5786)

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     StackTrace: oracle.opatch.opatchutil.NApply.process(NApply.java:1587)

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     StackTrace: oracle.opatch.opatchutil.OUSession.napply(OUSession.java:1136)

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     StackTrace: sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     StackTrace: sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     StackTrace: sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     StackTrace: java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:592)

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     StackTrace: oracle.opatch.UtilSession.process(UtilSession.java:322)

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     StackTrace: oracle.opatch.OPatchSession.main(OPatchSession.java:2346)

[Oct 9, 2014 4:27:55 AM]     StackTrace: oracle.opatch.OPatch.main(OPatch.java:613)