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Oracle Linux 8 Kernel Important Copy Fail Fix ELSA-2026-50255

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Calendar Grey May 4, 2026
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Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-50255 details important kernel updates to fix copy fail issues.
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[5.4.17-2136.354.4.2] - crypto: algif_aead - Fix minimum RX size check for decryption (Herbert Xu) [Orabug: 39292250] - crypto: af_alg - Fix page reassignment overflow in af_alg_pull_tsgl (Herbert Xu) [Orabug: 39292250] - crypto: authencesn - Fix src offset when decrypting in-place (Herbert Xu) [Orabug: 39292250] - crypto: authencesn - Do not place hiseq at end of dst for out-of-place decryption (Herbert Xu) [Orabug: 39292250] - crypto: authenc - use memcpy_sglist() instead of null skcipher (Eric Biggers) [Orabug: 39292250] - crypto: algif_aead - snapshot IV for async AEAD requests (Douya Le) [Orabug: 39292250] - crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place (Herbert Xu) [Orabug: 39292250] - crypto: algif_aead - use memcpy_sglist() instead of null skcipher (Eric Biggers) [Orabug: 39292250] {CVE-2026-31431} - crypto: scatterwalk - Backport memcpy_sglist() (Eric Biggers) [Orabug: 39292250] - crypto: doc - fix kernel-doc notation in chacha.c and af_alg.c (Randy Dunla...

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SRPMs

http://oss.oracle.com/ol8/SRPMS-updates/kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.354.4.2.el8uek.src.rpm

x86_64

kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.354.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-container-5.4.17-2136.354.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-container-debug-5.4.17-2136.354.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-5.4.17-2136.354.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-devel-5.4.17-2136.354.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-devel-5.4.17-2136.354.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-doc-5.4.17-2136.354.4.2.el8uek.noarch.rpm

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Related CVEs: CVE-2026-31431

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