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High ELSA-2026-54575 1 CVE

Important: dracut security update (Oracle Linux 8)

Published Aug 13, 2026 · Updated Aug 13, 2026

Summary

[049-246.git20260728.0.1]
- Refactor get_ucode_file [Orabug: 36989953]
- Revert the fixes for bugs 33676753 and 33888951 due to regressions [Orabug: 35656614]
- Fix typo in orabug33888951-dracut-Enable-the-code-to-create-ifcfg-file.patch [Orabug: 35268918]
- Enable the code to create ifcfg file [Orabug: 33888951]
- Skip parse iscsiroot.sh on PV VMs [Orabug: 33676753]
- Add blk_mq_alloc_disk and blk_cleanup_disk to blockfuncs [Orabug: 33603682]
- Change installation dir in network legacy module-setup so that file is never missing [Orabug: 33516170]
- Fix paths in squash module, so that correct modprobe is installed [Orabug: 33514517]
- Restore 51-dracut-rescue-postinst.sh for anaconda compatibility
- Install missing 68-del-part-node.rules [Orabug: 32827579]
- Add manpage for single-dhcp [Orabug 32201686]
- Fix permission denied error while upgrading from OL8u2 to OL8u3 [Orabug 32160196]
- Use pgrep in dhcp-multi.sh to make efficient and error free [Orabug 32254008]
- Send DHCP request in parallel on all interfaces for 80% boot time improvement [Orabug: 32034110]
- Revert fix for [Orabug: 31404167]
- drop 51-dracut-rescue.install patch
- Send DHCP query only on min BDF device to improve boot times by 50-60 secs [Orabug: 31404167]
- add ofb and cts to 01fips kernel module list [Orabug: 30622737]
- dracut-shutdown.service should run before shutdown.target is invoked [Orabug: 29629738]
- Fix kernel-core POSTTRANS script issues with kernel command line [Orabug: 29542203]
- Update list of necessary files after squashfs execution [Orabug: 29864620]
- Supress iscsidm error output during non-debug PV boot [Orabug: 29846195]
- Stop block device service in case system is dropped to emergency shell [Orabug: 29851988]
- Enable booting from block device if netroot=iscsi has failed [Orabug: 29478156]
- Fix BOOTPROTO calculation for iscsi [Orabug: 29518713]
- Calculate relative path for kernel and initrd in 51-dracut-rescue.instal [Orabug: 29503293]
- 40network scripts ifup and netlib updates for iSCSI [Orabug: 28502725]
- Increase timeout when waiting for carrier detection on a network interface [Orabug: 24657828] (kevin.x.lyons@oracle.com)
- add hyperv-keyboard for Hyper-V Gen2 VM [Orabug: 19191303] (Vaughan Cao)

[049-246.git20260728]
- fix(base): escape die() message in emergency hook script
- fix(base): replace eval with safe variable indirection in

[049-246.git20260728]
- fix(base): escape die() message in emergency hook script
- fix(base): replace eval with safe variable indirection in

Fixed packages 8

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 8 dracut 0:049-246.git20260728.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 dracut-caps 0:049-246.git20260728.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 dracut-config-generic 0:049-246.git20260728.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 dracut-config-rescue 0:049-246.git20260728.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 dracut-live 0:049-246.git20260728.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 dracut-network 0:049-246.git20260728.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 dracut-squash 0:049-246.git20260728.0.1.el8_10
Oracle Linux · 8 dracut-tools 0:049-246.git20260728.0.1.el8_10

Vulnerabilities 1