On January 1, 2025, Oracle Linux 7 moved from Premier to Extended Support. Oracle Cloud customers using Oracle Linux are entitled to both Premier Support and Extended Support (when offered). For more information about the Extended Support program, see Oracle Linux Extended Support.
The following changes are notable in this image update:
Updates for bug fixes and security patches.
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: 🔗
pcp-oracle-conf-1-5.0.6.el7
pcp-pmda-nfsclient-4.3.2-13.0.13.el7_9
pcp-libs-4.3.2-13.0.13.el7_9
pcp-selinux-4.3.2-13.0.13.el7_9
pcp-doc-4.3.2-13.0.13.el7_9
pcp-system-tools-4.3.2-13.0.13.el7_9
pcp-4.3.2-13.0.13.el7_9
pcp-pmda-dm-4.3.2-13.0.13.el7_9
python-pcp-4.3.2-13.0.13.el7_9
pcp-zeroconf-4.3.2-13.0.13.el7_9
pcp-conf-4.3.2-13.0.13.el7_9
Removed packages: 🔗
unified-monitoring-agent-2.8.83-0.el7
Modified packages: 🔗
cloud-init updated from 19.4-7.0.3.el7_9.6 to 19.4-7.0.5.el7_9.6
emacs-filesystem updated from 24.3-23.el7 to 24.3-23.el7_9.1
geoipupdate updated from 2.5.0-1.el7 to 2.5.0-2.el7
irqbalance updated from 1.0.8-3.el7 to 1.0.8-3.0.1.el7
kernel-uek updated from 5.4.17-2136.319.1.2.el7uek to 5.4.17-2136.320.7.el7uek
kernel-uek-debug-devel updated from 5.4.17-2136.319.1.2.el7uek to 5.4.17-2136.320.7.el7uek
kernel-uek-devel updated from 5.4.17-2136.319.1.2.el7uek to 5.4.17-2136.320.7.el7uek
kernel-uek-headers updated from 5.4.17-2136.319.1.2.el7uek to 5.4.17-2136.320.7.el7uek
kernel-uek-tools updated from 5.4.17-2136.319.1.2.el7uek to 5.4.17-2136.320.7.el7uek
kernel-uek-tools-libs updated from 5.4.17-2136.319.1.2.el7uek to 5.4.17-2136.320.7.el7uek
kexec-tools updated from 2.0.20-1.0.8.el7 to 2.0.20-1.0.10.el7
nss-pem updated from 1.0.3-7.el7 to 1.0.3-7.el7_9.1
oracle-cloud-agent updated from 1.31.0-3.el7 to 1.33.0-7.el7
oraclelinux-release updated from 7.9-1.0.9.el7 to 7.9-1.0.11.el7
perf updated from 5.4.17-2136.319.1.2.el7uek to 5.4.17-2136.320.7.el7uek
python updated from 2.7.5-92.0.1.el7_9 to 2.7.5-93.0.1.el7_9
python-libs updated from 2.7.5-92.0.1.el7_9 to 2.7.5-93.0.1.el7_9
python-perf updated from 5.4.17-2136.319.1.2.el7uek to 5.4.17-2136.320.7.el7uek
python3 updated from 3.6.8-18.0.5.el7 to 3.6.8-19.0.1.el7_9
python3-libs updated from 3.6.8-18.0.5.el7 to 3.6.8-19.0.1.el7_9
python3-pip updated from 9.0.3-8.0.1.el7 to 9.0.3-8.0.3.el7
python3-setuptools updated from 39.2.0-10.el7 to 39.2.0-10.0.1.el7
selinux-policy updated from 3.13.1-268.0.15.el7_9.2 to 3.13.1-268.0.17.el7_9.2
selinux-policy-targeted updated from 3.13.1-268.0.15.el7_9.2 to 3.13.1-268.0.17.el7_9.2