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Oracle Linux 8 ELSA-2025-28067 Kernel Important Security Update

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Calendar Grey December 24, 2025
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Oracle Linux 8 security advisory highlights updates for kernel vulnerabilities, emphasizing system stability and security.
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[5.15.0-315.196.5.2] - tipc: Fix use-after-free in tipc_mon_reinit_self(). (Kuniyuki Iwashima) [Orabug: 38786195] {CVE-2025-40280} - fs/proc: fix uaf in proc_readdir_de() (Wei Yang) [Orabug: 38786194] {CVE-2025-40271} - vsock: Ignore signal/timeout on connect() if already established (Michal Luczaj) [Orabug: 38786193] {CVE-2025-40248}

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SRPMs

http://oss.oracle.com/ol8/SRPMS-updates/kernel-uek-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.src.rpm

x86_64

bpftool-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-core-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-core-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-devel-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-modules-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-devel-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-doc-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.noarch.rpm kernel-uek-modules-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-modules-extra-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-container-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-container-debug-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm

aarch64

bpftool-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-core-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-core-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-devel-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-modules-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-devel-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-doc-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.noarch.rpm kernel-uek-modules-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-modules-extra-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-container-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-container-debug-5.15.0-315.196.5.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm

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Related CVEs: CVE-2025-40248 CVE-2025-40271 CVE-2025-40280

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