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Oracle Linux 8 ELSA-2025-20405 critical: kernel vulnerability fixes

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Calendar Grey July 9, 2025
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This notification highlights essential adjustments to the kernel in Oracle Linux 8 aimed at addressing significant risks and security flaws.
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek] - Add Zen34 clients (Borislav Petkov (AMD)) [Orabug: 38129825] {CVE-2024-36350} {CVE-2024-36357} - x86/process: Move the buffer clearing before MONITOR (Kim Phillips) [Orabug: 38129825] {CVE-2024-36350} {CVE-2024-36357} - Add normal counters (Borislav Petkov (AMD)) [Orabug: 38129825] {CVE-2024-36350} {CVE-2024-36357} - KVM: SVM: Advertize TSA CPUID bits to guests (Borislav Petkov (AMD)) [Orabug: 38129825] {CVE-2024-36350} {CVE-2024-36357} - x86/bugs: Add a Transient Scheduler Attacks mitigation (Borislav Petkov (AMD)) [Orabug: 38129825] {CVE-2024-36350} {CVE-2024-36357} - x86/bugs: Rename MDS machinery to something more generic (Borislav Petkov (AMD)) [Orabug: 38129825] {CVE-2024-36350} {CVE-2024-36357} - x86/CPU/AMD: Add ZenX generations flags (Borislav Petkov (AMD)) [Orabug: 38129825] {CVE-2024-36350} {CVE-2024-36357} - x86/bugs: Free X86_BUG_AMD_APIC_C1E and X86_BUG_AMD_E400 bits (Boris Ostrovsky) [Orabug: 38129825] {CVE-2024-36350} {C...

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security advisory security issue important kernel Oracle Linux exploitable risk

SRPMs

http://oss.oracle.com/ol8/SRPMS-updates/kernel-uek-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.src.rpm

x86_64

bpftool-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-core-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-core-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-devel-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-modules-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-devel-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-doc-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.noarch.rpm kernel-uek-modules-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-modules-extra-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-container-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-container-debug-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm

aarch64

bpftool-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-core-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-core-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-devel-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-modules-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-devel-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-doc-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.noarch.rpm kernel-uek-modules-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-modules-extra-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-container-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-container-debug-5.15.0-309.180.4.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm

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Related CVEs: CVE-2024-36350 CVE-2024-36357

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