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Oracle Linux 8: ELSA-2026-50061 Kernel Important Security Fix

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Calendar Grey January 19, 2026
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Oracle Linux 8 kernel update addresses important security issues and enhances system stability with patched vulnerabilities.
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[5.4.17-2136.351.3.2] - tipc: Fix use-after-free in tipc_mon_reinit_self(). (Kuniyuki Iwashima) [Orabug: 38855323] {CVE-2025-40280} - tipc: simplify the finalize work queue (Xin Long) [Orabug: 38855323] - vsock: Ignore signal/timeout on connect() if already established (Michal Luczaj) [Orabug: 38855319] {CVE-2025-40248} - crypto: af_alg - Disallow concurrent writes in af_alg_sendmsg (Herbert Xu) [Orabug: 38855313] {CVE-2025-39964}

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SRPMs

http://oss.oracle.com/ol8/SRPMS-updates/kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.351.3.2.el8uek.src.rpm

x86_64

aarch64

kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.351.3.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-5.4.17-2136.351.3.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-debug-devel-5.4.17-2136.351.3.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-devel-5.4.17-2136.351.3.2.el8uek.aarch64.rpm kernel-uek-doc-5.4.17-2136.351.3.2.el8uek.noarch.rpm

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Related CVEs: CVE-2025-39964 CVE-2025-40248 CVE-2025-40280

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