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Oracle Linux 9 Important dracut Security Update ELSA-2026

Linuxsecurity •LinuxSecurity Advisories • August 15, 2026

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[057-120.git20260728.0.1] - Skip the default FIPS logic on special UEK kernels where the FIPS module is linked directly into the kernel. [Orabug: 38705580] - 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] - network-legacy: Revert some shellcheck that breaks parse_option_121 in dhclient [Orabug: 33778173] - 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 [Orabug: 29864620] - Supress iscsidm error...

dracut-057-120.git20260728.0.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm dracut-caps-057-120.git20260728.0.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm dracut-config-generic-057-120.git20260728.0.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm dracut-config-rescue-057-120.git20260728.0.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm dracut-live-057-120.git20260728.0.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm dracut-network-057-120.git20260728.0.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm dracut-squash-057-120.git20260728.0.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm dracut-tools-057-120.git20260728.0.1.el9_8.x86_64.rpm

dracut-057-120.git20260728.0.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm dracut-caps-057-120.git20260728.0.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm dracut-config-generic-057-120.git20260728.0.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm dracut-config-rescue-057-120.git20260728.0.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm dracut-live-057-120.git20260728.0.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm dracut-network-057-120.git20260728.0.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm dracut-squash-057-120.git20260728.0.1.el9_8.aarch64.rpm dracut-tools-057-120.git20260728.0.1.el9_8.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

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