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Oracle-Linux-9.8-2026.10.16-0

  • Image Family: Oracle Linux 9.x
  • Operating System: Oracle Linux
  • Release Date: October 19, 2026

Release Notes

Notable Changes

The following changes are notable in this image update:

  • Includes OS updates for bug fixes and security patches.

Note that changes to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure can occur outside of the release of a particular image but could impact an image. 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 9.8, see https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux/9/relnotes9.8/

Kernel

The current kernel included in this image is:

6.12.0-207.111.5.6.el9uek.x86_64

Licensing Information

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:

  • perl-Unicode-Normalize-1.27-461.el9.x86_64

Modified packages:

  • ca-certificates updated from 2025.2.80_v9.0.305-91.el9.noarch to 2026.2.92_v9.0.319-90.3.el9_8.noarch
  • curl updated from 7.76.1-40.el9_8.7.x86_64 to 7.76.1-40.el9_8.8.x86_64
  • emacs-filesystem updated from 27.2-18.el9.noarch to 27.2-18.el9_8.3.noarch
  • environment-modules updated from 5.3.0-2.el9.x86_64 to 5.3.0-2.el9_8.1.x86_64
  • expat updated from 2.5.0-6.el9_8.5.x86_64 to 2.5.0-6.el9_8.7.x86_64
  • iwl100-firmware updated from 39.31.5.1-999.48.el9.noarch to 39.31.5.1-999.50.el9.noarch
  • iwl1000-firmware updated from 39.31.5.1-999.48.el9.noarch to 39.31.5.1-999.50.el9.noarch
  • iwl105-firmware updated from 18.168.6.1-999.48.el9.noarch to 18.168.6.1-999.50.el9.noarch
  • iwl135-firmware updated from 18.168.6.1-999.48.el9.noarch to 18.168.6.1-999.50.el9.noarch
  • iwl2000-firmware updated from 18.168.6.1-999.48.el9.noarch to 18.168.6.1-999.50.el9.noarch
  • iwl2030-firmware updated from 18.168.6.1-999.48.el9.noarch to 18.168.6.1-999.50.el9.noarch
  • iwl3160-firmware updated from 25.30.13.0-999.48.el9.noarch to 25.30.13.0-999.50.el9.noarch
  • iwl5000-firmware updated from 8.83.5.1_1-999.48.el9.noarch to 8.83.5.1_1-999.50.el9.noarch
  • iwl5150-firmware updated from 8.24.2.2-999.48.el9.noarch to 8.24.2.2-999.50.el9.noarch
  • iwl6000g2a-firmware updated from 18.168.6.1-999.48.el9.noarch to 18.168.6.1-999.50.el9.noarch
  • iwl6050-firmware updated from 41.28.5.1-999.48.el9.noarch to 41.28.5.1-999.50.el9.noarch
  • iwl7260-firmware updated from 25.30.13.0-999.48.el9.noarch to 25.30.13.0-999.50.el9.noarch
  • iwlax2xx-firmware updated from 20260615-999.48.el9.noarch to 20261001-999.50.el9.noarch
  • kernel updated from 5.14.0-687.54.1.el9_8.x86_64 to 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8.x86_64
  • kernel-core updated from 5.14.0-687.54.1.el9_8.x86_64 to 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8.x86_64
  • kernel-devel updated from 5.14.0-687.54.1.el9_8.x86_64 to 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8.x86_64
  • kernel-headers updated from 5.14.0-687.54.1.el9_8.x86_64 to 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8.x86_64
  • kernel-modules updated from 5.14.0-687.54.1.el9_8.x86_64 to 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8.x86_64
  • kernel-modules-core updated from 5.14.0-687.54.1.el9_8.x86_64 to 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8.x86_64
  • kernel-tools updated from 5.14.0-687.54.1.el9_8.x86_64 to 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8.x86_64
  • kernel-tools-libs updated from 5.14.0-687.54.1.el9_8.x86_64 to 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8.x86_64
  • kernel-uek updated from 6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek.x86_64 to 6.12.0-207.111.5.6.el9uek.x86_64
  • kernel-uek-core updated from 6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek.x86_64 to 6.12.0-207.111.5.6.el9uek.x86_64
  • kernel-uek-modules updated from 6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek.x86_64 to 6.12.0-207.111.5.6.el9uek.x86_64
  • kernel-uek-modules-core updated from 6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek.x86_64 to 6.12.0-207.111.5.6.el9uek.x86_64
  • kernel-uek-modules-desktop updated from 6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek.x86_64 to 6.12.0-207.111.5.6.el9uek.x86_64
  • kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter updated from 6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek.x86_64 to 6.12.0-207.111.5.6.el9uek.x86_64
  • kernel-uek-modules-usb updated from 6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek.x86_64 to 6.12.0-207.111.5.6.el9uek.x86_64
  • kernel-uek-modules-wireless updated from 6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek.x86_64 to 6.12.0-207.111.5.6.el9uek.x86_64
  • libcurl updated from 7.76.1-40.el9_8.7.x86_64 to 7.76.1-40.el9_8.8.x86_64
  • librsvg2 updated from 2.50.7-3.el9.x86_64 to 2.50.7-3.el9_8.1.x86_64
  • librsvg2-tools updated from 2.50.7-3.el9.x86_64 to 2.50.7-3.el9_8.1.x86_64
  • libsoup updated from 2.72.0-16.el9_8.3.x86_64 to 2.72.0-16.el9_8.8.x86_64
  • linux-firmware updated from 20260615-999.48.gite7eb98af.el9.noarch to 20261001-999.50.git965ee9b6.el9.noarch
  • linux-firmware-core updated from 20260615-999.48.gite7eb98af.el9.noarch to 20261001-999.50.git965ee9b6.el9.noarch
  • linux-firmware-whence updated from 20260615-999.48.gite7eb98af.el9.noarch to 20261001-999.50.git965ee9b6.el9.noarch
  • mdadm updated from 4.4-4.0.2.el9_8.1.x86_64 to 4.4-4.0.2.el9_8.2.x86_64
  • oci-linux-config updated from 2.0-1.0.19.el9.noarch to 2.0-1.0.20.el9.noarch
  • openssh updated from 9.9p1-12.0.1.el9_8.x86_64 to 9.9p1-13.0.1.el9_8.x86_64
  • openssh-clients updated from 9.9p1-12.0.1.el9_8.x86_64 to 9.9p1-13.0.1.el9_8.x86_64
  • openssh-server updated from 9.9p1-12.0.1.el9_8.x86_64 to 9.9p1-13.0.1.el9_8.x86_64
  • openssl updated from 3.5.8-1.0.1.el9_8.x86_64 to 3.5.8-2.0.1.el9_8.x86_64
  • openssl-devel updated from 3.5.8-1.0.1.el9_8.x86_64 to 3.5.8-2.0.1.el9_8.x86_64
  • openssl-libs updated from 3.5.8-1.0.1.el9_8.x86_64 to 3.5.8-2.0.1.el9_8.x86_64
  • pcre2 updated from 10.40-6.0.1.el9.x86_64 to 10.40-7.0.1.el9_8.x86_64
  • pcre2-syntax updated from 10.40-6.0.1.el9.noarch to 10.40-7.0.1.el9_8.noarch
  • perf updated from 5.14.0-687.54.1.el9_8.x86_64 to 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8.x86_64
  • perl-URI updated from 5.09-3.el9.noarch to 5.09-3.el9_8.1.noarch
  • python3-perf updated from 5.14.0-687.54.1.el9_8.x86_64 to 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8.x86_64
  • python39-oci-sdk updated from 2.187.0-1.0.3.el9.x86_64 to 2.187.0-1.0.5.el9.x86_64
  • rpcbind updated from 1.2.6-7.el9.x86_64 to 1.2.6-7.el9_8.1.x86_64
  • selinux-policy updated from 38.1.75-2.0.1.el9_8.noarch to 38.1.75-2.0.1.el9_8.1.noarch
  • selinux-policy-targeted updated from 38.1.75-2.0.1.el9_8.noarch to 38.1.75-2.0.1.el9_8.1.noarch
  • tzdata updated from 2026c-1.el9_8.noarch to 2026e-1.el9_8.noarch
  • webkit2gtk3-jsc updated from 2.54.0-1.el9_8.x86_64 to 2.54.1-1.el9_8.x86_64

Image OCIDs

Region OCID
af-casablanca-1 ocid1.image.oc1.af-casablanca-1.aaaaaaaagdixrz46jana3fvg3ass3kt3q36bfbnquvxn5exk7657ntytl6xa
af-johannesburg-1 ocid1.image.oc1.af-johannesburg-1.aaaaaaaaxhymu3rz22p4aavmbnzl3rmdpinsxyn6ewfp3jcki2nrzdi55joq
ap-batam-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-batam-1.aaaaaaaa34b6slvllbd5hkk5pmpvaaaqpgf2nk5kq3majgnquth6u3mqcjra
ap-chennai-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-chennai-1.aaaaaaaaen6pq4ramd77xwuwzmpuw6glhtt5mqekddorvrszkfw2o4llubba
ap-chuncheon-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-chuncheon-1.aaaaaaaaev4gslawxp4eyak4r6ckdqh4oqtmtj2jbd3ph36fswbo7elumlua
ap-delhi-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-delhi-1.aaaaaaaaxxcalu7ydqn6bafedxtf3kmni5r636wy4mfroxbgue5gflb7wx2q
ap-hyderabad-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-hyderabad-1.aaaaaaaah2j6wdeeywg4xajcckemvpe6xotcoarge7digslwlziruyzrqoqq
ap-kulai-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-kulai-1.aaaaaaaaafr5q7o654vl4zu2ssy7z6c54ew467dxwlnoeqc663kgtwzta22a
ap-kulai-2 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-kulai-2.aaaaaaaa2w5aotkr4r5ogvmtaoxx3ejxlgmiwhewpbv7vnpdcoywyi2cr65q
ap-melbourne-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-melbourne-1.aaaaaaaa4k5ryk6asuao3dbklffg76axlt5tx75tthcq4oz5ul5fliehm57q
ap-mumbai-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-mumbai-1.aaaaaaaa4mxodbjnjglowepqkdrgt7q5ekao6reqcjbhlm7tnwhgo2jyfuza
ap-osaka-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-osaka-1.aaaaaaaau4svgwt3cyry2qswmt6hy243ni3k6hoyibcw67fky7fwkunjrrvq
ap-seoul-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-seoul-1.aaaaaaaaqm2jfxfao7qibdhkmqceygawssd26oxitslt2cqwrhftvfzpss6a
ap-singapore-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-singapore-1.aaaaaaaa6r5qpuo67a7legb3fauued4znmoxphv4246l4ddqayn3wvv7p6rq
ap-singapore-2 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-singapore-2.aaaaaaaamlniaewdyyednngx7spmwuh2ouuv2c7f4uiiwhrtv2s2m62sxr6q
ap-sydney-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-sydney-1.aaaaaaaa67wemqcr6e2cw5c45ffe2jm775ktfwmjyxpo3chbnxpzhq4be46a
ap-tokyo-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-tokyo-1.aaaaaaaatdcz4qcajk3iae64z4t3ho3xikoh43f3gj4qhrn2bi2vkjqwd4qq
ca-montreal-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ca-montreal-1.aaaaaaaatbtgyxjiwi2g62u3xa3ahc7dkmnzfgknffnepf6ddd6wok5gcejq
ca-toronto-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ca-toronto-1.aaaaaaaazsegyyr6l7a2x3762vncokykxz6dvk67bl2r5f5kzf2hztoz6vua
eu-amsterdam-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-amsterdam-1.aaaaaaaa7g6fqsvi5rnmmgh3sno3bmblmtchqebltc4zn6e5sry7qnus6oya
eu-dublin-3 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-dublin-3.aaaaaaaado6yb4vss4zvgt2y6ntou4ur6fh4qdhw76lfl5py6vmtk4ambrcq
eu-frankfurt-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-frankfurt-1.aaaaaaaaibv2x4heuozmdhyqqbgljohmcqhb5qvevikc3bokix2lkbilwmnq
eu-madrid-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-madrid-1.aaaaaaaarqs2jilesvhflpf7mmjcvvdybnnai2aw4tejjnfiwoickhzkpcea
eu-madrid-3 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-madrid-3.aaaaaaaajmgv3mgvz245inw2ia4tu5fhyrbqwc7zz7dru6vd65fdzssadt5q
eu-marseille-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-marseille-1.aaaaaaaa2zjwdede4g2vz5r5oe5vbroiedpqkenbtefl65irswfbvpwjaz4q
eu-milan-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-milan-1.aaaaaaaaximjynwdnvzw5ntmqao56xzul7fkxvwkoc4tdlf7tksiurjvhyba
eu-paris-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-paris-1.aaaaaaaawga3usd7fi7qxh6lpzafiiwezlevldyayih6pgryrz5fw3byzv4q
eu-stockholm-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-stockholm-1.aaaaaaaaxhhx3kmogiejuedcn5a5brycqh7uuh5j3m3ngz2dzcvrsbset4oa
eu-turin-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-turin-1.aaaaaaaashjtcr37rk2423ulwif7ajb3orpokpn675a3zslji4vodk4ee7tq
eu-zurich-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-zurich-1.aaaaaaaa5p3slu7vffiawuj6lmkoyyfybidv3jx6nrtcaybfkpq47gxn7zqa
il-jerusalem-1 ocid1.image.oc1.il-jerusalem-1.aaaaaaaattd4qndbp7e7otvnhuzvxehk4aai4h5xu3uhtgq5m6w67kg6zwpq
me-abudhabi-1 ocid1.image.oc1.me-abudhabi-1.aaaaaaaagxmqqw4j5x3ovak5nxb2ef4gl6ibbt57cxetwrb7hxgymxffkjvq
me-dubai-1 ocid1.image.oc1.me-dubai-1.aaaaaaaa4zxys2wyrafy74w7nzosyy4lf54rx47mszbmunzjwqnrfzx5jm7a
me-jeddah-1 ocid1.image.oc1.me-jeddah-1.aaaaaaaal5xmbqekdialxbma2b3klusnoefm5w7t54bbvdsk34ihke2ewfsa
me-riyadh-1 ocid1.image.oc1.me-riyadh-1.aaaaaaaasw2a5chmr6ze6573jdzpnbmspe6hfmnjgop5fev7pxoinqs4ba2a
mx-monterrey-1 ocid1.image.oc1.mx-monterrey-1.aaaaaaaaa6poqqoobsjw2kcwpstb3ctgf6rpct3fcq2ekrvdv2bs4bjstoia
mx-queretaro-1 ocid1.image.oc1.mx-queretaro-1.aaaaaaaaqvufkckyb3wxsd7lbkgxejkjqiehnwdvdeza4i6ol6tqbbz3waqa
sa-bogota-1 ocid1.image.oc1.sa-bogota-1.aaaaaaaa7rlfuuoouvu2dyhuwgx4kvf5rwviaud2jhfhtkbbog6gijmcojaq
sa-riodejaneiro-2 ocid1.image.oc1.sa-riodejaneiro-2.aaaaaaaauew3jvapoe2iwmm7uujyt77ftnmelcidl4o677wnbuv5djwawcqa
sa-santiago-1 ocid1.image.oc1.sa-santiago-1.aaaaaaaa63loczm2gj6as6pblaipepddiorfclutmdy32vv55qajta4lfblq
sa-saopaulo-1 ocid1.image.oc1.sa-saopaulo-1.aaaaaaaap2vtzuo6tkb6goxcsr3sdwqqvluq6pgi6d6dilfrwuwvb2273w4q
sa-valparaiso-1 ocid1.image.oc1.sa-valparaiso-1.aaaaaaaau2es6663lnqguyq6md3oy2ts3nxpdrwftrgqoj6frullqs6gauha
sa-vinhedo-1 ocid1.image.oc1.sa-vinhedo-1.aaaaaaaa7d2bmtfrisqyrvvn2f6nmunjhcpyz6hkmftur7e2dxwkpcr4lq3a
uk-cardiff-1 ocid1.image.oc1.uk-cardiff-1.aaaaaaaabwyzuxf2gztzlvqxfyljlsbj47h7hmvio4htu4nw4iyedpw3tz3a
uk-london-1 ocid1.image.oc1.uk-london-1.aaaaaaaawyv5of2n57kzjkvspfsq4ymwxuwcsxkd7ixj5unofcaqrwhec3fq
us-abilene-1 ocid1.image.oc1.us-abilene-1.aaaaaaaacnbquaj65vyqhiybzxx43tcp72u24bzsgqdnxncfp2bisfrkztra
us-ashburn-1 ocid1.image.oc1.iad.aaaaaaaah7eqbkigfcxnl2hz7pw45aqmrwh42btkneiq4mhh36quc2mou2ra
us-boardman-1 ocid1.image.oc1.us-boardman-1.aaaaaaaatjzejv4qfkv4ljp4osog2veoal44c5eokrgbpbkuwnq2sdvltedq
us-chicago-1 ocid1.image.oc1.us-chicago-1.aaaaaaaax7ebkbs2croncjequjcn3ynlau2te4ejqg5qbknwpjzl6x7e5obq
us-columbus-1 ocid1.image.oc1.us-columbus-1.aaaaaaaad7fdgpdbamrehyr4gkx736m52mc77xaskygthk4fphcmir6jw3dq
us-dallas-1 ocid1.image.oc1.us-dallas-1.aaaaaaaa2z4hdqq3ile657lhglccnp4kqgtydadeiq343i5zf3pgkto2wgla
us-desmoines-1 ocid1.image.oc1.us-desmoines-1.aaaaaaaazddtfg35ffyn4t3mbfkgo63z7wfrw5dwedx57uf7dgztc6ntdv6q
us-lenexa-1 ocid1.image.oc1.us-lenexa-1.aaaaaaaaweydebfyklqlbrfskuud774sev6axnxsnd67fkslzpw4gi6srmzq
us-phoenix-1 ocid1.image.oc1.phx.aaaaaaaawe3vfofcuimmex24kn5lkgccrmfnco36n3za76kwr3kgzajsqlia
us-quincy-1 ocid1.image.oc1.us-quincy-1.aaaaaaaanbolyyqjmr676v27bpxg5utz3ywxb46chj7xwkcdev6y5dcapnvq
us-saltlake-2 ocid1.image.oc1.us-saltlake-2.aaaaaaaam4gt7pwarvh6xfdaiiyykyz33jg5ykbdofrvt6owg46jrnlvxcda
us-sanantonio-1 ocid1.image.oc1.us-sanantonio-1.aaaaaaaadm367lkcgvsuifmgkszvxwhmrpz7soxq3eyr6fcujulf2ejr7tda
us-sanjose-1 ocid1.image.oc1.us-sanjose-1.aaaaaaaajlguiwmv7fzjlsz3asbxfjxyyeue4u23hdvtnuzsjyoft5olihpq
us-shawnee-1 ocid1.image.oc1.us-shawnee-1.aaaaaaaa364zy4xnoer6n5sxoyjarpwluwyflhm45elhnfdomxuaktguqwdq