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Oracle Linux 10 dracut Important Update Advisory ELSA-2026

Linuxsecurity •LinuxSecurity Advisories • August 15, 2026

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[107-9.0.1] - Suppress stderr for btrfs subvolume check [Orabug: 39059254] - fips: add logic for /boot subvolume on BTRFS [Orabug: 36028061] - Skip unneeded FIPS logic on UEK with special FIPS [Orabug: 38138800] [Orabug: 38709306] - Include correct modprobe into squashfs root [Orabug: 38559936] - Ship Oracle IMA certificate [Orabug: 35992862] - Ship 98-integrity.conf, populating initramfs with Oracle IMA certificate [Orabug: 35992862] - Include sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount if needed [Orabug: 35267570] - 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] - Install missing 68-del-part-node.rules [Orabug: 32827579] - Fix permission denied error while upgrading from OL8u2 to OL8u3 [Orabug 32160196] - dracut-shutdown.service should run before shutdown.target is invoked [Orabug: 29629738] - Update list of necessary files after squashfs execution [Or...

dracut-107-9.0.1.el10_2.x86_64.rpm dracut-caps-107-9.0.1.el10_2.x86_64.rpm dracut-config-generic-107-9.0.1.el10_2.x86_64.rpm dracut-config-rescue-107-9.0.1.el10_2.x86_64.rpm dracut-live-107-9.0.1.el10_2.x86_64.rpm dracut-network-107-9.0.1.el10_2.x86_64.rpm dracut-squash-107-9.0.1.el10_2.x86_64.rpm dracut-tools-107-9.0.1.el10_2.x86_64.rpm

dracut-107-9.0.1.el10_2.aarch64.rpm dracut-caps-107-9.0.1.el10_2.aarch64.rpm dracut-config-generic-107-9.0.1.el10_2.aarch64.rpm dracut-config-rescue-107-9.0.1.el10_2.aarch64.rpm dracut-live-107-9.0.1.el10_2.aarch64.rpm dracut-network-107-9.0.1.el10_2.aarch64.rpm dracut-squash-107-9.0.1.el10_2.aarch64.rpm dracut-tools-107-9.0.1.el10_2.aarch64.rpm

Related CVEs: CVE-2026-15816

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Critical dracut Security Updates for Oracle Linux 9 and 10 Released On August 15, 2026, Oracle released important security updates for dracut in Oracle Linux 9 and 10. Both updates address vulnerabilities that could allow privilege escalation and system-wide damage. The updates include fixes for issues such as permission errors during upgrades and logic for FIPS compliance. The affected versions are dracut-057-120.git20260728.0.1 for Oracle Linux 9 and dracut-107-9.0.1 for Oracle Linux 10. Users are advised to audit Linux privileges to mitigate potential compromises. The updates also include enhancements to the integrity management features. Specific bugs were tracked under various Orabug IDs, indicating a thorough review process. System administrators are urged to apply these updates promptly to secure their environments. 2 sources 71

Extracted Entities

CVEs (1)

CVE-2026-15816

Platforms (1)

Oracle Linux 10