Release Notes:

Notable Changes

The following changes are notable in this image update:

• Includes OS updates for bug fixes and security patches.
• oswatcher security update for CVE-2021-2464.
• oci-utils version updated to 0.12.6-0 with bug fixes.
• Updated shim version.
• Introduces shielded instance support.

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.

For more information on Oracle Linux 8.4, see https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux/8/relnotes8.4/

Kernel

The current kernel included in this image is:

5.4.17-2102.205.7.2.el8uek.x86_64 (UEK R6U2)

See Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel: Release Notes for Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 6 Update 2 (5.4.17-2102) for more information.

NVIDIA Fabric Manager, CUDA Packages, and CUDNN Library Information

The NVIDIA Fabric Manager, CUDA development packages, and CUDNN runtime library are installed in this image. These packages are available at the following versions:

• CUDA: 11.0.3-1
• CUDNN: 8.2.2.26-1
• Fabric Manager: 450.142.00-1

Package Updates

The following package updates have been made in this image release.

Removed packages:

• libX11-devel-1.6.8-4.el8
• libwayland-server-1.17.0-1.el8
• cuda-nvrtc-devel-11-0-11.0.221-1
• cuda-cuobjdump-11-0-11.0.221-1
• libXt-devel-1.1.5-12.el8
• nvidia-fabricmanager-450-450.142.00-1
• rest-0.8.1-2.el8
• adwaita-cursor-theme-3.28.0-2.el8
• cuda-nsight-compute-11-0-11.0.3-1
• libglvnd-devel-1.3.2-1.el8
• cuda-gdb-11-0-11.0.221-1
• libxshmfence-1.3-2.el8
• libglvnd-1.3.2-1.el8
• cuda-nvvp-11-0-11.0.221-1
• cuda-documentation-11-0-11.0.228-1
• libwayland-cursor-1.17.0-1.el8
• libcublas-11-0-11.2.0.252-1
• libSM-1.2.3-1.el8
• jbigkit-libs-2.1-14.el8
• nvidia-driver-450.142.00-1.el8
• nvidia-driver-cuda-libs-450.142.00-1.el8
• libX11-1.6.8-4.el8
• libXau-devel-1.0.9-3.el8
• mtdev-1.1.5-12.el8
• libglvnd-opengl-1.3.2-1.el8
• gtk3-3.22.30-6.el8
• libwacom-1.6-2.1.el8_4
• libdrm-2.4.103-1.el8
• python36-oci-cli-3.0.0-1.el8
• cuda-libraries-11-0-11.0.3-1
• python3-dateparser-1.0.0-1.0.1.el8
• pango-1.42.4-6.el8
• libXau-1.0.9-3.el8
• opencl-filesystem-1.0-6.el8
• libsoup-2.62.3-2.el8
• python3-hijri-converter-2.1.1-1.0.1.el8
• libcudnn8-8.2.2.26-1.cuda11.4
• nvidia-driver-cuda-450.142.00-1.el8
• libcurand-11-0-10.2.1.245-1
• libnvjpeg-11-0-11.1.1.245-1
• libwacom-data-1.6-2.1.el8_4
• nsight-systems-2020.3.2-2020.3.2.6_87e152c-0
• dnf-plugin-nvidia-2.0-1.el8
• xorg-x11-drv-libinput-0.29.0-1.el8
• libXi-devel-1.7.10-1.el8
• cuda-cudart-11-0-11.0.221-1
• libXfixes-5.0.3-7.el8
• libglvnd-gles-1.3.2-1.el8
• cuda-demo-suite-11-0-11.0.167-1
• cuda-cupti-11-0-11.0.221-1
• cairo-1.15.12-3.el8
• libwayland-client-1.17.0-1.el8
• cuda-nvdisasm-11-0-11.0.221-1
• libpciaccess-0.14-1.el8
• jasper-libs-2.0.14-4.el8
• libXrender-0.9.10-7.el8
• freeglut-devel-3.0.0-8.el8
• mesa-libEGL-20.3.3-2.el8
• kmod-nvidia-latest-dkms-450.142.00-1.el8
• cuda-drivers-450.142.00-1
• freeglut-3.0.0-8.el8
• cuda-libraries-devel-11-0-11.0.3-1
• libXfont2-2.0.3-2.el8
• nvidia-kmod-common-450.142.00-1.el8
• cuda-command-line-tools-11-0-11.0.3-1
• mesa-libGL-devel-20.3.3-2.el8
• libevdev-1.8.0-1.el8
• libglvnd-core-devel-1.3.2-1.el8
• cuda-runtime-11-0-11.0.3-1
• libXtst-1.2.3-7.el8
• libXxf86vm-1.1.4-9.el8
• cairo-gobject-1.15.12-3.el8
• nvidia-modprobe-450.142.00-1.el8
• xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.10-1.el8
• libnpp-11-0-11.1.0.245-1
• cuda-nvtx-11-0-11.0.167-1
• at-spi2-core-2.28.0-1.el8
• cuda-nsight-systems-11-0-11.0.3-1
• libcurand-devel-11-0-10.2.1.245-1
• libXinerama-1.1.4-1.el8
• libX11-common-1.6.8-4.el8
• cuda-visual-tools-11-0-11.0.3-1
• cuda-samples-11-0-11.0.221-1
• libXrandr-1.5.2-1.el8
• ocl-icd-2.2.12-1.el8
• cuda-compiler-11-0-11.0.3-1
• libxkbcommon-0.9.1-1.el8
• libjpeg-turbo-1.5.3-10.el8
• mesa-libGLU-devel-9.0.0-15.el8
• atk-2.28.1-1.el8
• jdk-11.0.10-11.0.10-ga
• python3-arrow-0.17.0-1.0.2.el8
• libXft-2.3.3-1.el8
• at-spi2-atk-2.26.2-1.el8
• xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.10-1.el8
• lcms2-2.9-2.el8
• cuda-nsight-11-0-11.0.221-1
• mesa-libGLU-9.0.0-15.el8
• libtiff-4.0.9-18.el8
• python3-regex-2020.11.13-2.el8
• harfbuzz-1.7.5-3.el8
• cuda-nvprune-11-0-11.0.221-1
• libXcomposite-0.4.4-14.el8
• xkeyboard-config-2.28-1.el8
• libxcb-1.13.1-1.el8
• libglvnd-glx-1.3.2-1.el8
• fontconfig-2.13.1-3.el8
• egl-wayland-1.1.5-3.el8
• nvidia-persistenced-450.142.00-1.el8
• cuda-toolkit-11-0-11.0.3-1
• gtk-update-icon-cache-3.22.30-6.el8
• libcudnn8-devel-8.2.2.26-1.cuda11.4
• libstdc++-devel-8.4.1-1.0.1.el8
• python3-terminaltables-3.1.0-1.0.1.el8
• python3-convertdate-2.3.0-1.0.1.el8
• libXcursor-1.1.15-3.el8
• libcusparse-devel-11-0-11.1.1.245-1
• cuda-nvml-devel-11-0-11.0.167-1
• libvdpau-1.4-2.el8
• libICE-devel-1.0.9-15.el8
• libdatrie-0.2.9-7.el8
• elfutils-libelf-devel-0.182-3.el8
• gdk-pixbuf2-2.36.12-5.el8
• libXi-1.7.10-1.el8
• python3-pymeeus-0.3.6-2.0.1.el8
• libglvnd-egl-1.3.2-1.el8
• libICE-1.0.9-15.el8
• libXt-1.1.5-12.el8
• libnvjpeg-devel-11-0-11.1.1.245-1
• mesa-libGL-20.3.3-2.el8
• libXext-1.3.4-1.el8
• nvidia-driver-devel-450.142.00-1.el8
• libX11-xcb-1.6.8-4.el8
• cuda-nvcc-11-0-11.0.221-1
• nvidia-libXNVCtrl-devel-450.142.00-1.el8
• gcc-c++-8.4.1-1.0.1.el8
• nvidia-driver-NvFBCOpenGL-450.142.00-1.el8
• cuda-11-0-11.0.3-1
• xorg-x11-proto-devel-2020.1-3.el8
• libcufft-devel-11-0-10.2.1.245-1
• libepoxy-1.5.3-1.el8
• hicolor-icon-theme-0.17-2.el8
• nvidia-fabricmanager-devel-450-450.142.00-1
• libxcb-devel-1.13.1-1.el8
• libinput-1.16.3-1.el8
• libcufft-11-0-10.2.1.245-1
• cuda-nvprof-11-0-11.0.221-1
• cuda-nvrtc-11-0-11.0.221-1
• libcusolver-devel-11-0-10.6.0.245-1
• vulkan-loader-1.2.182.0-1.el8_4
• libXdmcp-1.1.3-1.el8
• mesa-libgbm-20.3.3-2.el8
• libXmu-devel-1.1.3-1.el8
• libthai-0.1.27-2.el8
• nsight-compute-2021.2.1-2021.2.1.2-1
• libnpp-devel-11-0-11.1.0.245-1
• mesa-vulkan-drivers-20.3.3-2.el8
• libfontenc-1.1.3-8.el8
• libXmu-1.1.3-1.el8
• libXext-devel-1.3.4-1.el8
• nvidia-xconfig-450.142.00-1.el8
• libcusolver-11-0-10.6.0.245-1
• colord-libs-1.4.2-1.el8
• nvidia-libXNVCtrl-450.142.00-1.el8
• nvidia-settings-450.142.00-1.el8
• dkms-2.8.4-1.el8
• libSM-devel-1.2.3-1.el8
• cuda-tools-11-0-11.0.3-1
• cuda-sanitizer-11-0-11.0.221-1
• libcublas-devel-11-0-11.2.0.252-1
• adwaita-icon-theme-3.28.0-2.el8
• python3-jmespath-0.10.0-1.el8
• xorg-x11-drv-fbdev-0.5.0-2.el8
• libcusparse-11-0-11.1.1.245-1
• libdrm-devel-2.4.103-1.el8
• cuda-cudart-devel-11-0-11.0.221-1
• mesa-libglapi-20.3.3-2.el8
• unified-monitoring-agent-2.5.8-0.el8
• libXdamage-1.1.4-14.el8
• xorg-x11-drv-vesa-2.4.0-3.el8
• libwayland-egl-1.17.0-1.el8
• fribidi-1.0.4-8.el8
• xorg-x11-xkb-utils-7.7-28.el8
• gl-manpages-1.1-15.20161227.el8
• python3-tzlocal-2.0.0-4.el8
• libxkbfile-1.1.0-1.el8
• cuda-driver-devel-11-0-11.0.221-1
• graphite2-1.3.10-10.el8
• nvidia-driver-libs-450.142.00-1.el8
• gdk-pixbuf2-modules-2.36.12-5.el8
• libXfixes-devel-5.0.3-7.el8
• nvidia-driver-NVML-450.142.00-1.el8
• cuda-memcheck-11-0-11.0.221-1

Modified packages:

• binutils updated from 2.30-93.0.2.el8 to 2.30-93.0.3.el8
• binutils-devel updated from 2.30-93.0.2.el8 to 2.30-93.0.3.el8
• bpftool updated from 5.4.17-2102.204.4.4.el8uek to 5.4.17-2102.205.7.2.el8uek
• cpp updated from 8.4.1-1.0.1.el8 to 8.4.1-1.0.3.el8
• dnf-plugins-core updated from 4.0.18-4.el8 to 4.0.18-4.0.1.el8
• gcc updated from 8.4.1-1.0.1.el8 to 8.4.1-1.0.3.el8
• kernel updated from 4.18.0-305.12.1.el8_4 to 4.18.0-305.17.1.el8_4
• kernel-core updated from 4.18.0-305.12.1.el8_4 to 4.18.0-305.17.1.el8_4
• kernel-devel updated from 4.18.0-305.12.1.el8_4 to 4.18.0-305.17.1.el8_4
• kernel-headers updated from 4.18.0-305.12.1.el8_4 to 4.18.0-305.17.1.el8_4
• kernel-modules updated from 4.18.0-305.12.1.el8_4 to 4.18.0-305.17.1.el8_4
• kernel-tools updated from 4.18.0-305.12.1.el8_4 to 4.18.0-305.17.1.el8_4
• kernel-tools-libs updated from 4.18.0-305.12.1.el8_4 to 4.18.0-305.17.1.el8_4
• kernel-uek updated from 5.4.17-2102.204.4.4.el8uek to 5.4.17-2102.205.7.2.el8uek
• kernel-uek-devel updated from 5.4.17-2102.204.4.4.el8uek to 5.4.17-2102.205.7.2.el8uek
• libgcc updated from 8.4.1-1.0.1.el8 to 8.4.1-1.0.3.el8
• libgomp updated from 8.4.1-1.0.1.el8 to 8.4.1-1.0.3.el8
• libstdc++ updated from 8.4.1-1.0.1.el8 to 8.4.1-1.0.3.el8
• libtirpc updated from 1.1.4-4.el8 to 1.1.4-4.0.1.el8
• mdadm updated from 4.1-16.el8_4 to 4.1-16.0.1.el8_4
• oci-utils updated from 0.12.5-0.el8 to 0.12.6-0.el8
• oracle-cloud-agent updated from 1.14.0-5731.el8 to 1.15.0-5915.el8
• oswatcher updated from 9.0.0-1.el8 to 9.0.0-5.el8
• perf updated from 4.18.0-305.12.1.el8_4 to 4.18.0-305.17.1.el8_4
• python3-dnf-plugins-core updated from 4.0.18-4.el8 to 4.0.18-4.0.1.el8
• python3-perf updated from 4.18.0-305.12.1.el8_4 to 4.18.0-305.17.1.el8_4
• python36-oci-sdk updated from 2.43.2-1.el8 to 2.45.1-1.el8
• shim-x64 updated from 15.3-1.0.2 to 15.3-1.0.3
• yum-utils updated from 4.0.18-4.el8 to 4.0.18-4.0.1.el8