The following changes are notable in this image update:
Includes OS updates for bug fixes and security patches.
Updates oci-utils to version 0.12.7 with bug fixes and oci-growfs support for ext4 filesystems.
Note that changes to infrastructure such that images depend on can occur outside of the release of a particular image but could impact an image nonetheless. For information about changes that are specific to Oracle Linux images but which occur outside of the image release schedule, see General Notices for Oracle Linux Images.
License files for this image are located in /usr/share/licenses.
Software Errata 🔗
Oracle releases important changes to the Oracle Linux software as individual package updates, known as errata. For more information, see Software Errata
For a consolidated list of the various features, tools and documentation relating to security and Oracle Linux, see Oracle Linux Security. To be notified when new errata packages are released, you can subscribe to the Oracle Linux errata mailing lists at https://oss.oracle.com/mailman/listinfo/el-errata.
Package Updates 🔗
The following package updates have been made in this image release.
New packages: 🔗
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.8.4-17.el8
device-mapper-multipath-0.8.4-17.el8
iwlax2xx-firmware-20211203-999.9.1.el8
userspace-rcu-0.10.1-4.el8
Removed packages: 🔗
memstrack-0.1.11-1.el8
hardlink-1.3-6.el8
pigz-2.4-4.el8
unified-monitoring-agent-2.5.8-0.el8
Modified packages: 🔗
bpftool updated from 4.18.0-348.12.2.el8_5 to 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5
cloud-init updated from 21.1-7.0.2.el8_5.3 to 21.1-7.0.2.el8_5.4
cyrus-sasl-gssapi updated from 2.1.27-5.el8 to 2.1.27-6.el8_5
cyrus-sasl-lib updated from 2.1.27-5.el8 to 2.1.27-6.el8_5
cyrus-sasl-plain updated from 2.1.27-5.el8 to 2.1.27-6.el8_5
device-mapper updated from 1.02.177-10.el8 to 1.02.177-11.el8_5
device-mapper-event updated from 1.02.177-10.el8 to 1.02.177-11.el8_5
device-mapper-event-libs updated from 1.02.177-10.el8 to 1.02.177-11.el8_5
device-mapper-libs updated from 1.02.177-10.el8 to 1.02.177-11.el8_5
dracut updated from 049-191.git20210920.0.1.el8 to 049-191.git20210920.0.2.el8
dracut-config-rescue updated from 049-191.git20210920.0.1.el8 to 049-191.git20210920.0.2.el8
dracut-network updated from 049-191.git20210920.0.1.el8 to 049-191.git20210920.0.2.el8
dracut-squash updated from 049-191.git20210920.0.1.el8 to 049-191.git20210920.0.2.el8
expat updated from 2.2.5-4.el8 to 2.2.5-4.0.1.el8_5.3
firewalld updated from 0.9.3-7.0.2.el8 to 0.9.3-7.0.2.el8_5.1
firewalld-filesystem updated from 0.9.3-7.0.2.el8 to 0.9.3-7.0.2.el8_5.1
glibc updated from 2.28-164.0.3.el8 to 2.28-164.0.5.el8_5.3
glibc-all-langpacks updated from 2.28-164.0.3.el8 to 2.28-164.0.5.el8_5.3
glibc-common updated from 2.28-164.0.3.el8 to 2.28-164.0.5.el8_5.3
glibc-devel updated from 2.28-164.0.3.el8 to 2.28-164.0.5.el8_5.3
glibc-headers updated from 2.28-164.0.3.el8 to 2.28-164.0.5.el8_5.3
iwl100-firmware updated from 39.31.5.1-999.9.el8 to 39.31.5.1-999.9.1.el8
iwl1000-firmware updated from 39.31.5.1-999.9.el8 to 39.31.5.1-999.9.1.el8
iwl105-firmware updated from 18.168.6.1-999.9.el8 to 18.168.6.1-999.9.1.el8
iwl135-firmware updated from 18.168.6.1-999.9.el8 to 18.168.6.1-999.9.1.el8
iwl2000-firmware updated from 18.168.6.1-999.9.el8 to 18.168.6.1-999.9.1.el8
iwl2030-firmware updated from 18.168.6.1-999.9.el8 to 18.168.6.1-999.9.1.el8
iwl3160-firmware updated from 25.30.13.0-999.9.el8 to 25.30.13.0-999.9.1.el8
iwl5000-firmware updated from 8.83.5.1_1-999.9.el8 to 8.83.5.1_1-999.9.1.el8
iwl5150-firmware updated from 8.24.2.2-999.9.el8 to 8.24.2.2-999.9.1.el8
iwl6000-firmware updated from 9.221.4.1-999.9.el8 to 9.221.4.1-999.9.1.el8
iwl6000g2a-firmware updated from 18.168.6.1-999.9.el8 to 18.168.6.1-999.9.1.el8
iwl6050-firmware updated from 41.28.5.1-999.9.el8 to 41.28.5.1-999.9.1.el8
iwl7260-firmware updated from 25.30.13.0-999.9.el8 to 25.30.13.0-999.9.1.el8
kernel updated from 4.18.0-348.12.2.el8_5 to 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5
kernel-core updated from 4.18.0-348.12.2.el8_5 to 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5
kernel-headers updated from 4.18.0-348.12.2.el8_5 to 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5
kernel-modules updated from 4.18.0-348.12.2.el8_5 to 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5
kernel-tools updated from 4.18.0-348.12.2.el8_5 to 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5
kernel-tools-libs updated from 4.18.0-348.12.2.el8_5 to 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5
kernel-uek updated from 5.4.17-2136.304.4.1.el8uek to 5.4.17-2136.305.5.3.el8uek
kernel-uek-devel updated from 5.4.17-2136.304.4.1.el8uek to 5.4.17-2136.305.5.3.el8uek
libarchive updated from 3.3.3-1.el8 to 3.3.3-3.el8_5
libdnf updated from 0.63.0-3.0.1.el8 to 0.63.0-3.0.2.el8
libsmbclient updated from 4.14.5-9.el8_5 to 4.14.5-10.el8_5
libwbclient updated from 4.14.5-9.el8_5 to 4.14.5-10.el8_5
libxml2 updated from 2.9.7-9.0.2.el8_4.2 to 2.9.7-12.el8_5
linux-firmware updated from 20211203-999.9.gitb0e898fb.el8 to 20211203-999.9.1.gitb0e898fb.el8
lvm2 updated from 2.03.12-10.el8 to 2.03.12-11.el8_5
lvm2-libs updated from 2.03.12-10.el8 to 2.03.12-11.el8_5
oci-utils updated from 0.12.6-1.el8 to 0.12.7-1.el8
openssl updated from 1.1.1k-5.el8_5 to 1.1.1k-5.0.1.el8_5
openssl-libs updated from 1.1.1k-5.el8_5 to 1.1.1k-5.0.1.el8_5
oracle-cloud-agent updated from 1.19.0-6296.el8 to 1.21.1-6590.el8
oracle-epel-release-el8 updated from 1.0-3.el8 to 1.0-4.el8
oraclelinux-release-el8 updated from 1.0-21.el8 to 1.0-22.el8
perf updated from 4.18.0-348.12.2.el8_5 to 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5
python3-firewall updated from 0.9.3-7.0.2.el8 to 0.9.3-7.0.2.el8_5.1
python3-hawkey updated from 0.63.0-3.0.1.el8 to 0.63.0-3.0.2.el8
python3-libdnf updated from 0.63.0-3.0.1.el8 to 0.63.0-3.0.2.el8
python3-libxml2 updated from 2.9.7-9.0.2.el8_4.2 to 2.9.7-12.el8_5
python3-perf updated from 4.18.0-348.12.2.el8_5 to 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5
python36-oci-sdk updated from 2.57.0-1.el8 to 2.60.1-1.el8
samba-client-libs updated from 4.14.5-9.el8_5 to 4.14.5-10.el8_5
samba-common updated from 4.14.5-9.el8_5 to 4.14.5-10.el8_5
samba-common-libs updated from 4.14.5-9.el8_5 to 4.14.5-10.el8_5
systemd updated from 239-51.0.1.el8_5.3 to 239-51.0.1.el8_5.5
systemd-libs updated from 239-51.0.1.el8_5.3 to 239-51.0.1.el8_5.5
systemd-pam updated from 239-51.0.1.el8_5.3 to 239-51.0.1.el8_5.5
systemd-udev updated from 239-51.0.1.el8_5.3 to 239-51.0.1.el8_5.5
tzdata updated from 2021e-1.el8 to 2022a-1.el8
vim-common updated from 8.0.1763-16.0.1.el8_5.4 to 8.0.1763-16.0.1.el8_5.12
vim-enhanced updated from 8.0.1763-16.0.1.el8_5.4 to 8.0.1763-16.0.1.el8_5.12
vim-filesystem updated from 8.0.1763-16.0.1.el8_5.4 to 8.0.1763-16.0.1.el8_5.12
vim-minimal updated from 8.0.1763-16.0.1.el8_5.4 to 8.0.1763-16.0.1.el8_5.12