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The following changes are notable in this image update:
Updates for bug fixes and security patches.
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Software Errata 🔗
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Package Updates 🔗
The following package updates have been made in this image release.
New packages: 🔗
boost-date-time-1.53.0-28.el7
microcode_ctl-2.1-73.15.0.1.el7_9
biosdevname-0.7.3-2.el7
python2-cffi-1.9.1-1.el7
oled-tools-0.5-5.el7
kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-1160.81.1.0.1.el7
boost-thread-1.53.0-28.el7
bpftool-3.10.0-1160.81.1.0.1.el7
libjq1-1.5-1.0.1.el7
kernel-tools-3.10.0-1160.81.1.0.1.el7
vdo-6.1.3.23-5.el7
kernel-headers-3.10.0-1160.81.1.0.1.el7
grub2-pc-2.02-0.87.0.23.el7_9.9
kmod-kvdo-6.1.3.23-5.0.1.el7
libdwarf-20130207-4.el7
kernel-3.10.0-1160.81.1.0.1.el7
grub2-efi-x64-2.02-0.87.0.23.el7_9.9
shim-x64-15.6-1.0.7.el7
grub2-pc-modules-2.02-0.87.0.23.el7_9.9
dyninst-9.3.1-3.el7
unified-monitoring-agent-2.5.8-0.el7
kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-1160.81.1.0.1.el7
Removed packages: 🔗
kernel-uek-debug-devel-5.4.17-2136.314.6.2.el7uek
grub2-efi-aa64-2.02-0.87.0.12.el7_9.9
kernel-uek-tools-libs-5.4.17-2136.314.6.2.el7uek
kernel-uek-headers-5.4.17-2136.314.6.2.el7uek
kernel-uek-tools-5.4.17-2136.314.6.2.el7uek
qemu-guest-agent-2.12.0-3.el7
python-cffi-1.6.0-5.el7
shim-aa64-15-2.0.6.el7
Modified packages: 🔗
bcc updated from 0.10.0-1.el7 to 0.10.0-1.0.1.el7
bcc-tools updated from 0.10.0-1.el7 to 0.10.0-1.0.1.el7
binutils updated from 2.27-44.base.0.2.el7_9.1 to 2.27-44.base.0.3.el7_9.1
cpp updated from 4.8.5-44.0.2.el7 to 4.8.5-44.0.3.el7
device-mapper updated from 1.02.170-6.0.6.el7_9.5 to 1.02.170-6.0.5.el7_9.5
device-mapper-event updated from 1.02.170-6.0.6.el7_9.5 to 1.02.170-6.0.5.el7_9.5
device-mapper-event-libs updated from 1.02.170-6.0.6.el7_9.5 to 1.02.170-6.0.5.el7_9.5
device-mapper-libs updated from 1.02.170-6.0.6.el7_9.5 to 1.02.170-6.0.5.el7_9.5
fuse-libs updated from 2.9.4-1.0.8.el7 to 2.9.4-1.0.9.el7
gcc updated from 4.8.5-44.0.2.el7 to 4.8.5-44.0.3.el7
gdb updated from 7.6.1-120.0.2.el7 to 7.6.1-120.0.1.el7
glibc updated from 2.17-326.0.2.el7_9 to 2.17-326.0.3.el7_9
glibc-common updated from 2.17-326.0.2.el7_9 to 2.17-326.0.3.el7_9
glibc-devel updated from 2.17-326.0.2.el7_9 to 2.17-326.0.3.el7_9
glibc-headers updated from 2.17-326.0.2.el7_9 to 2.17-326.0.3.el7_9
grub2 updated from 2.02-0.87.0.12.el7_9.9 to 2.02-0.87.0.23.el7_9.9
grub2-common updated from 2.02-0.87.0.12.el7_9.9 to 2.02-0.87.0.23.el7_9.9
grub2-tools updated from 2.02-0.87.0.12.el7_9.9 to 2.02-0.87.0.23.el7_9.9
grub2-tools-extra updated from 2.02-0.87.0.12.el7_9.9 to 2.02-0.87.0.23.el7_9.9
grub2-tools-minimal updated from 2.02-0.87.0.12.el7_9.9 to 2.02-0.87.0.23.el7_9.9
grubby updated from 8.40-3.0.8.el7 to 8.28-26.0.7.el7
jq updated from 1.5-1.el7 to 1.5-1.0.1.el7
kernel-uek updated from 5.4.17-2136.314.6.2.el7uek to 5.4.17-2136.315.5.el7uek
kernel-uek-devel updated from 5.4.17-2136.314.6.2.el7uek to 5.4.17-2136.315.5.el7uek
kexec-tools updated from 2.0.20-1.0.8.el7 to 2.0.15-51.0.3.el7_9.3
ksplice-release-el7 updated from 1.0-8.el7 to 1.0-7.el7
libgcc updated from 4.8.5-44.0.2.el7 to 4.8.5-44.0.3.el7
libgomp updated from 4.8.5-44.0.2.el7 to 4.8.5-44.0.3.el7
libgudev1 updated from 219-78.0.9.el7_9.7 to 219-78.0.10.el7_9.7
libsss_idmap updated from 1.16.5-10.0.3.el7_9.13 to 1.16.5-10.0.3.el7_9.14
libsss_nss_idmap updated from 1.16.5-10.0.3.el7_9.13 to 1.16.5-10.0.3.el7_9.14
libstdc++ updated from 4.8.5-44.0.2.el7 to 4.8.5-44.0.3.el7
lvm2 updated from 2.02.187-6.0.6.el7_9.5 to 2.02.187-6.0.5.el7_9.5
lvm2-libs updated from 2.02.187-6.0.6.el7_9.5 to 2.02.187-6.0.5.el7_9.5
mokutil updated from 15-2.0.6.el7 to 15.6-1.0.7.el7
net-tools updated from 2.0-0.25.20131004git.0.2.el7 to 2.0-0.25.20131004git.el7
oci-included-release-el7 updated from 1.0-4.el7 to 1.0-3.el7
oracle-cloud-agent updated from 1.27.0-8.el7 to 1.28.0-8137.el7
oracle-softwarecollection-release-el7 updated from 1.0-5.el7 to 1.0-4.el7
oraclelinux-release-el7 updated from 1.0-19.el7 to 1.0-17.el7
perf updated from 5.4.17-2136.313.6.el7uek to 3.10.0-1160.81.1.0.1.el7
python-bcc updated from 0.10.0-1.el7 to 0.10.0-1.0.1.el7
python-perf updated from 5.4.17-2136.313.6.el7uek to 3.10.0-1160.81.1.0.1.el7
python2-pyyaml updated from 5.4.1-1.0.1.el7 to 5.3.1-1.el7
python36-idna updated from 2.7-2.el7 to 2.5-1.0.1.el7
python36-pytz updated from 2017.2-3.el7 to 2016.10-2.0.1.el7
python36-six updated from 1.11.0-3.el7 to 1.14.0-2.el7
rsync updated from 3.1.2-11.el7_9 to 3.1.2-12.el7_9
rsyslog updated from 8.24.0-57.0.4.el7_9.3 to 8.24.0-57.0.1.el7_9.3
sssd-client updated from 1.16.5-10.0.3.el7_9.13 to 1.16.5-10.0.3.el7_9.14
sysstat updated from 10.1.5-19.0.3.el7 to 10.1.5-20.0.1.el7_9
systemd updated from 219-78.0.9.el7_9.7 to 219-78.0.10.el7_9.7
systemd-libs updated from 219-78.0.9.el7_9.7 to 219-78.0.10.el7_9.7
systemd-python updated from 219-78.0.9.el7_9.7 to 219-78.0.10.el7_9.7
systemd-sysv updated from 219-78.0.9.el7_9.7 to 219-78.0.10.el7_9.7