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Oracle-Linux-9.6-aarch64-2025.07.31-2

  • Image Family: Oracle Linux 9.x
  • Operating System: Oracle Linux
  • Release Date: July 31, 2025

Release Notes

Notable Changes

The following changes are notable in this image update:

  • Includes OS updates for bug fixes and security patches.

  • Known Issue: Live migrations fail if nested virtualization is enabled.

    Summary: Nested virtualization conflicts with live migration during boot process, preventing live migration features to fail.

    Corrective Action: To correct this issue, Oracle Linux images published after July 31, 2025 are configured with the following setting in /usr/lib/modprobe.d/00-oci-kvm.conf: 

    options kvm enable_virt_at_load=0

    This setting delays the enablement of the nested virtualization function, which means it's no longer active during boot. This change allows live migration to operate as expected. If this setting is changed to a value of 1 then live migrations fail. This issue only affects images using UEK 8 (6.12).

    For images with UEK 8, published before July 31, 2025, to automatically add the correct setting, update the package oci-linux-config and reboot the instance:

    sudo dnf update oci-linux-config

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 9.6, see https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux/9/relnotes9.6/

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:

  • glibc-langpack-en-2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.20.aarch64

Modified packages:

  • NetworkManager updated from 1.52.0-3.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 1.52.0-4.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • NetworkManager-config-server updated from 1.52.0-3.0.1.el9_6.noarch to 1.52.0-4.0.1.el9_6.noarch
  • NetworkManager-libnm updated from 1.52.0-3.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 1.52.0-4.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • NetworkManager-team updated from 1.52.0-3.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 1.52.0-4.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • NetworkManager-tui updated from 1.52.0-3.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 1.52.0-4.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • bind-libs updated from 9.16.23-28.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 9.16.23-29.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • bind-license updated from 9.16.23-28.0.1.el9_6.noarch to 9.16.23-29.0.1.el9_6.noarch
  • bind-utils updated from 9.16.23-28.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 9.16.23-29.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • cloud-init updated from 24.4-4.0.1.el9.noarch to 24.4-4.0.1.el9_6.1.noarch
  • device-mapper-multipath updated from 0.8.7-35.el9.aarch64 to 0.8.7-35.el9_6.1.aarch64
  • device-mapper-multipath-libs updated from 0.8.7-35.el9.aarch64 to 0.8.7-35.el9_6.1.aarch64
  • dtrace updated from 2.0.2-5.el9.aarch64 to 2.0.3-1.el9.aarch64
  • elfutils-debuginfod-client updated from 0.192-5.el9.aarch64 to 0.192-6.el9_6.aarch64
  • elfutils-default-yama-scope updated from 0.192-5.el9.noarch to 0.192-6.el9_6.noarch
  • elfutils-devel updated from 0.192-5.el9.aarch64 to 0.192-6.el9_6.aarch64
  • elfutils-libelf updated from 0.192-5.el9.aarch64 to 0.192-6.el9_6.aarch64
  • elfutils-libelf-devel updated from 0.192-5.el9.aarch64 to 0.192-6.el9_6.aarch64
  • elfutils-libs updated from 0.192-5.el9.aarch64 to 0.192-6.el9_6.aarch64
  • emacs-filesystem updated from 27.2-13.el9_6.noarch to 27.2-14.el9_6.2.noarch
  • glib2 updated from 2.68.4-16.el9.aarch64 to 2.68.4-16.el9_6.2.aarch64
  • glibc updated from 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.19.aarch64 to 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.20.aarch64
  • glibc-all-langpacks updated from 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.19.aarch64 to 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.20.aarch64
  • glibc-common updated from 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.19.aarch64 to 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.20.aarch64
  • glibc-devel updated from 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.19.aarch64 to 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.20.aarch64
  • glibc-gconv-extra updated from 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.19.aarch64 to 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.20.aarch64
  • iputils updated from 20210202-11.0.1.el9.aarch64 to 20210202-11.0.1.el9_6.1.aarch64
  • jq updated from 1.6-17.el9.aarch64 to 1.6-17.el9_6.2.aarch64
  • kernel-headers updated from 5.14.0-570.21.1.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 5.14.0-570.26.1.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • kernel-tools updated from 5.14.0-570.21.1.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 5.14.0-570.26.1.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • kernel-tools-libs updated from 5.14.0-570.21.1.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 5.14.0-570.26.1.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • kernel-uek updated from 6.12.0-1.23.3.2.el9uek.aarch64 to 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek.aarch64
  • kernel-uek-core updated from 6.12.0-1.23.3.2.el9uek.aarch64 to 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek.aarch64
  • kernel-uek-debug-devel updated from 6.12.0-1.23.3.2.el9uek.aarch64 to 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek.aarch64
  • kernel-uek-modules updated from 6.12.0-1.23.3.2.el9uek.aarch64 to 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek.aarch64
  • kernel-uek-modules-core updated from 6.12.0-1.23.3.2.el9uek.aarch64 to 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek.aarch64
  • kernel-uek-modules-desktop updated from 6.12.0-1.23.3.2.el9uek.aarch64 to 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek.aarch64
  • kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter updated from 6.12.0-1.23.3.2.el9uek.aarch64 to 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek.aarch64
  • kernel-uek-modules-usb updated from 6.12.0-1.23.3.2.el9uek.aarch64 to 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek.aarch64
  • kernel-uek-modules-wireless updated from 6.12.0-1.23.3.2.el9uek.aarch64 to 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek.aarch64
  • kpartx updated from 0.8.7-35.el9.aarch64 to 0.8.7-35.el9_6.1.aarch64
  • krb5-libs updated from 1.21.1-6.0.1.el9.aarch64 to 1.21.1-8.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • libarchive updated from 3.5.3-4.el9.aarch64 to 3.5.3-5.el9_6.aarch64
  • libblockdev updated from 2.28-13.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 2.28-14.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • libblockdev-crypto updated from 2.28-13.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 2.28-14.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • libblockdev-fs updated from 2.28-13.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 2.28-14.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • libblockdev-loop updated from 2.28-13.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 2.28-14.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • libblockdev-mdraid updated from 2.28-13.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 2.28-14.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • libblockdev-part updated from 2.28-13.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 2.28-14.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • libblockdev-swap updated from 2.28-13.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 2.28-14.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • libblockdev-utils updated from 2.28-13.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 2.28-14.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • libdb updated from 5.3.28-55.0.1.el9.aarch64 to 5.3.28-57.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • libldb updated from 4.21.3-3.el9.aarch64 to 4.21.3-7.el9_6.aarch64
  • libsmbclient updated from 4.21.3-3.el9.aarch64 to 4.21.3-7.el9_6.aarch64
  • libwbclient updated from 4.21.3-3.el9.aarch64 to 4.21.3-7.el9_6.aarch64
  • libxml2 updated from 2.9.13-9.el9_6.aarch64 to 2.9.13-10.el9_6.aarch64
  • linux-firmware updated from 20250423-999.40.git32f3227b.el9.noarch to 20250611-999.41.git356f06bf.el9.noarch
  • linux-firmware-core updated from 20250423-999.40.git32f3227b.el9.noarch to 20250611-999.41.git356f06bf.el9.noarch
  • linux-firmware-whence updated from 20250423-999.40.git32f3227b.el9.noarch to 20250611-999.41.git356f06bf.el9.noarch
  • oracle-cloud-agent updated from 1.51.2-7.el9.aarch64 to 1.53.0-3.el9.aarch64
  • oraclelinux-release updated from 9.6-1.0.8.el9.aarch64 to 9.6-1.0.9.el9.aarch64
  • pam updated from 1.5.1-23.0.1.el9.aarch64 to 1.5.1-25.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • perf updated from 5.14.0-570.21.1.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 5.14.0-570.26.1.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • python-unversioned-command updated from 3.9.21-2.el9.noarch to 3.9.21-2.el9_6.1.noarch
  • python3 updated from 3.9.21-2.el9.aarch64 to 3.9.21-2.el9_6.1.aarch64
  • python3-libs updated from 3.9.21-2.el9.aarch64 to 3.9.21-2.el9_6.1.aarch64
  • python3-libxml2 updated from 2.9.13-9.el9_6.aarch64 to 2.9.13-10.el9_6.aarch64
  • python3-perf updated from 5.14.0-570.21.1.0.1.el9_6.aarch64 to 5.14.0-570.26.1.0.1.el9_6.aarch64
  • python3-setuptools updated from 53.0.0-13.el9.noarch to 53.0.0-13.el9_6.1.noarch
  • python3-setuptools-wheel updated from 53.0.0-13.el9.noarch to 53.0.0-13.el9_6.1.noarch
  • python39-oci-sdk updated from 2.154.0-1.el9.aarch64 to 2.155.1-1.el9.aarch64
  • samba-client-libs updated from 4.21.3-3.el9.aarch64 to 4.21.3-7.el9_6.aarch64
  • samba-common updated from 4.21.3-3.el9.noarch to 4.21.3-7.el9_6.noarch
  • samba-common-libs updated from 4.21.3-3.el9.aarch64 to 4.21.3-7.el9_6.aarch64
  • shim-aa64 updated from 15.8-1.0.4.el9_4.aarch64 to 15.8-1.0.5.el9_4.aarch64
  • sos updated from 4.8.2-2.0.4.el9.noarch to 4.9.1-2.0.1.el9_6.noarch
  • sudo updated from 1.9.5p2-10.el9_3.aarch64 to 1.9.5p2-10.el9_6.1.aarch64
  • systemd updated from 252-51.0.2.el9.aarch64 to 252-51.0.2.el9_6.1.aarch64
  • systemd-libs updated from 252-51.0.2.el9.aarch64 to 252-51.0.2.el9_6.1.aarch64
  • systemd-pam updated from 252-51.0.2.el9.aarch64 to 252-51.0.2.el9_6.1.aarch64
  • systemd-rpm-macros updated from 252-51.0.2.el9.noarch to 252-51.0.2.el9_6.1.noarch
  • systemd-udev updated from 252-51.0.2.el9.aarch64 to 252-51.0.2.el9_6.1.aarch64
  • tuned updated from 2.25.1-1.0.1.el9.noarch to 2.25.1-2.0.1.el9_6.noarch
  • tuned-profiles-oci updated from 2.25.1-1.0.1.el9.noarch to 2.25.1-2.0.1.el9_6.noarch
  • tuned-profiles-oci-recommend updated from 2.25.1-1.0.1.el9.noarch to 2.25.1-2.0.1.el9_6.noarch
  • webkit2gtk3-jsc updated from 2.48.2-1.el9_6.aarch64 to 2.48.3-1.el9_6.aarch64

Image OCIDs

Region OCID
mx-monterrey-1 ocid1.image.oc1.mx-monterrey-1.aaaaaaaam3pvoo6pqgfkzwmwszrtyieldukru7w6saxoxihb5skzfhg3cjda
ap-chuncheon-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-chuncheon-1.aaaaaaaaudrsqvcsxay7rx5f3gygl27dhcdq2q2ap4h4ovvw7xyoxacs3wzq
ap-osaka-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-osaka-1.aaaaaaaa22w36kwgibytdqmo3m6wzw7q5arh7r2ihmqpprss26r7bfqikztq
us-sanjose-1 ocid1.image.oc1.us-sanjose-1.aaaaaaaaawkm6x2nagxns6o2vhoooivscdurn5xulrrc2j2b7hrrxgn325la
ap-singapore-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-singapore-1.aaaaaaaa3crurrieoi4dvdobqycb3jxluh7qvkdtggov6fooksx6fzfxlfua
eu-stockholm-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-stockholm-1.aaaaaaaancqptrnrkhvzos6wwdzhhjen7x5g5gpwjz2spqfn7uhd5lvbylia
us-phoenix-1 ocid1.image.oc1.phx.aaaaaaaal5zektjh2glpxxoga7edkoy7v2znw7tv7bzwk3ze3dre5mfryova
sa-saopaulo-1 ocid1.image.oc1.sa-saopaulo-1.aaaaaaaaeiryb62ld5b2vrzqtf53zt5nbuwiv7d4nxuavggkfza5yjhqpfwa
ap-melbourne-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-melbourne-1.aaaaaaaa3gs5p7mq4qg2bzrv7ujje5v6nvg6tqkqajoseprhhyppqu3uhynq
us-ashburn-1 ocid1.image.oc1.iad.aaaaaaaa7n6xew3r2c6upbvq6rgjws5k7ltsqd5gse2wjoy73ff5yat7riua
uk-cardiff-1 ocid1.image.oc1.uk-cardiff-1.aaaaaaaakqhibyav4ljlcog5yw2irfmifq4i7lwp4yif2xmyyvsnfg6cj7sa
uk-london-1 ocid1.image.oc1.uk-london-1.aaaaaaaaiaj6kor46d2hpfevvkfiuiira62o4gndopv6tgi3kin4zqnh54da
ca-toronto-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ca-toronto-1.aaaaaaaafhot2zswj6emfr7sxxrpujfohgqvzjax54owkrmnt5spzm3n2l6a
eu-paris-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-paris-1.aaaaaaaa2vc4tq54sbza6zxsfm64fdt5k63yvbrzn2hd33ic3pe4bats3mka
ap-sydney-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-sydney-1.aaaaaaaasn26doqnugoj3i6xielanvzxua5wmcgj6rv7jjxttman2x2clkjq
af-johannesburg-1 ocid1.image.oc1.af-johannesburg-1.aaaaaaaaehryq3hy5scsocnp3rdw467efkqoympbzqyeylr42ysxgs462pka
eu-marseille-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-marseille-1.aaaaaaaa5n76jqmtrnqgxwib7wfdefweu5bq7l3ovn5ry6lpvjmoz6zxjqza
il-jerusalem-1 ocid1.image.oc1.il-jerusalem-1.aaaaaaaabrt25im56in2g3e2n2cvqbb67gtw5nw7t5cehjlbaqcf2uvo33oq
us-chicago-1 ocid1.image.oc1.us-chicago-1.aaaaaaaao7wowk7qyyfy7bgo3aweglcuumanhdqresthgej62kdul22pc25q
eu-amsterdam-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-amsterdam-1.aaaaaaaaggyuxcqywri2jzogq4xtj6jmro4apnb4jgw4e6kyjjf7f5rrpdrq
ap-hyderabad-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-hyderabad-1.aaaaaaaaxs7wizuhzdrtin2e7ditp3vyv4fb73wec3sip2uufmbv3hpdgsga
ap-mumbai-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-mumbai-1.aaaaaaaaghasrqyemhlctegm6yp55lbn4c6bgqlhbvcwp2dxqmilkztkgruq
mx-queretaro-1 ocid1.image.oc1.mx-queretaro-1.aaaaaaaayeey4gzntzwauvd4z2jqh66o562xbj4gvdhy3eqtuo2jghjw3ckq
sa-vinhedo-1 ocid1.image.oc1.sa-vinhedo-1.aaaaaaaa67iviabbfci4gwtilfxnhdgjyemziltyc2vaeojxyen3nysov7fa
eu-milan-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-milan-1.aaaaaaaajf3lsltzvqlkatnduohyxhanuncaoi3ncfy7djfxfb43oakc2ywq
me-jeddah-1 ocid1.image.oc1.me-jeddah-1.aaaaaaaa5kqdaf5ikv4bfbu7uukzcdkaksdhcuzrqczr7heblp4qvkhu3tga
ca-montreal-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ca-montreal-1.aaaaaaaa3ie3egbwpwub7qgtjnogfkttotkc5d4u5zmvqxxep74dit7bl7za
sa-santiago-1 ocid1.image.oc1.sa-santiago-1.aaaaaaaa7uuz3c4hn3jxgcrzxo732c2j6eqzxyzsqnpcpfxdhgqs4wggdyrq
me-dubai-1 ocid1.image.oc1.me-dubai-1.aaaaaaaaqyuwl3r5alom74w4hebpqtsefdjaglt3jbua4j4bnldnw7477a6q
ap-seoul-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-seoul-1.aaaaaaaacd3fpcwredyvxtvkv5sf53dlfjigpbos6tjftprtj26y4ilmt5vq
sa-valparaiso-1 ocid1.image.oc1.sa-valparaiso-1.aaaaaaaast5scace2namiahqoj7usaygoq4knjk4sbdlqfz5u3fdglmcaznq
eu-madrid-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-madrid-1.aaaaaaaac2kn6invbehnyknycntyzarlzwlpvi2rhshy7guljneuyrfz4swa
ap-tokyo-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-tokyo-1.aaaaaaaasxirbxrree4cdlzn2dng3s4kfbs4fdxpv65xdosun4l6me7kezrq
eu-frankfurt-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-frankfurt-1.aaaaaaaa7sahpriem2mg7m7sfrkafx3iy6u6gjrjnooefs3enasvgw7nfwqq
me-abudhabi-1 ocid1.image.oc1.me-abudhabi-1.aaaaaaaa7fckx7dbh6nnmdc7smw2c6r5gpy4jied6u6ikgh7cvvh2fnmovlq
sa-bogota-1 ocid1.image.oc1.sa-bogota-1.aaaaaaaam5qlzn2p255hh6y3vpqgfvz6tf224libehbfrnls6ar3zfj3bcza
eu-zurich-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-zurich-1.aaaaaaaaraprev2svptjwwqmkdapbn725s3vsxjf5or7pb4pye7lsu3tngsa