Release Information
Oracle Linux images are released for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure regularly to use the most recent errata release packages for important security and bug fixes. The release notes for each image show changes for applied patches and are used in conjunction with the release notes for the equivalent update level of the Oracle Linux release.
Software Errata
Oracle releases important changes to the Oracle Linux software as individual package updates, known as errata. These package updates are made available for download on ULN before they are gathered into a release or distributed through the _patch channel.
Errata packages can contain the following:
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Security advisories, which have names prefixed by
ELSA-*. -
Bug fix advisories, which have names prefixed by
ELBA-*. -
Feature enhancement advisories, which have names prefixed by
ELEA-*.
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, subscribe to the Oracle Linux errata mailing lists at https://oss.oracle.com/mailman/listinfo/el-errata.