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Oracle Linux 8: ELSA-2025-25731 Kernel Important CVE-2025-39973

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Calendar Grey November 4, 2025
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Updated kernel packages for Oracle Linux 8 addressing CVE-2025-39973 with an important security alert; install recommended.
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[5.4.17-2136.348.3.1] - i40e: add validation for ring_len param (Lukasz Czapnik) [Orabug: 38604168] {CVE-2025-39973} - i40e: increase max descriptors for XL710 (Justin Bronder) [Orabug: 38604168] {CVE-2025-39973}

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow important kernel Oracle Linux cve-2025-39973

SRPMs

http://oss.oracle.com/ol8/SRPMS-updates/kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.348.3.1.el8uek.src.rpm

x86_64

kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.348.3.1.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-container-5.4.17-2136.348.3.1.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-container-debug-5.4.17-2136.348.3.1.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-5.4.17-2136.348.3.1.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-devel-5.4.17-2136.348.3.1.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-devel-5.4.17-2136.348.3.1.el8uek.x86_64.rpm kernel-uek-doc-5.4.17-2136.348.3.1.el8uek.noarch.rpm

aarch64

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Related CVEs: CVE-2025-39973

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow important kernel Oracle Linux cve-2025-39973

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