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Oracle-Linux-9.6-2025.08.31-0

  • Image Family: Oracle Linux 9.x
  • Operating System: Oracle Linux
  • Release Date: August 31, 2025

Release Notes

Notable Changes

The following changes are notable in this image update:

  • Includes OS updates for bug fixes and security patches.

Note that changes to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure can occur outside of the release of a particular image but could impact an image. For information about changes that are specific to Oracle Linux images but which occur outside of the image release schedule, see General Notices for Oracle Linux Images.

For more information on Oracle Linux 9.6, see https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux/9/relnotes9.6/

Licensing Information

License files for this image are located in /usr/share/licenses.

Software Errata

Oracle releases important changes to the Oracle Linux software as individual package updates, known as errata. For more information, see Software Errata

For a consolidated list of the various features, tools and documentation relating to security and Oracle Linux, see Oracle Linux Security. To be notified when new errata packages are released, you can subscribe to the Oracle Linux errata mailing lists at https://oss.oracle.com/mailman/listinfo/el-errata.

Package Updates

The following package updates have been made in this image release.

Modified packages:

  • NetworkManager updated from 1.52.0-4.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 1.52.0-5.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • NetworkManager-config-server updated from 1.52.0-4.0.1.el9_6.noarch to 1.52.0-5.0.1.el9_6.noarch
  • NetworkManager-libnm updated from 1.52.0-4.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 1.52.0-5.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • NetworkManager-team updated from 1.52.0-4.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 1.52.0-5.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • NetworkManager-tui updated from 1.52.0-4.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 1.52.0-5.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • at updated from 3.1.23-11.el9.x86_64 to 3.1.23-12.el9_6.x86_64
  • avahi-libs updated from 0.8-22.el9_6.x86_64 to 0.8-22.el9_6.1.x86_64
  • bind-libs updated from 9.16.23-29.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 9.16.23-31.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • bind-license updated from 9.16.23-29.0.1.el9_6.noarch to 9.16.23-31.0.1.el9_6.noarch
  • bind-utils updated from 9.16.23-29.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 9.16.23-31.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • cloud-init updated from 24.4-4.0.1.el9_6.1.noarch to 24.4-4.0.1.el9_6.3.noarch
  • cockpit updated from 334.1-1.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 334.2-1.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • cockpit-bridge updated from 334.1-1.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 334.2-1.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • cockpit-packagekit updated from 334.1-1.0.1.el9_6.noarch to 334.2-1.0.1.el9_6.noarch
  • cockpit-storaged updated from 334.1-1.0.1.el9_6.noarch to 334.2-1.0.1.el9_6.noarch
  • cockpit-system updated from 334.1-1.0.1.el9_6.noarch to 334.2-1.0.1.el9_6.noarch
  • cockpit-ws updated from 334.1-1.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 334.2-1.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • cronie updated from 1.5.7-13.el9.x86_64 to 1.5.7-14.el9_6.x86_64
  • cronie-anacron updated from 1.5.7-13.el9.x86_64 to 1.5.7-14.el9_6.x86_64
  • cryptsetup updated from 2.7.2-3.el9_5.x86_64 to 2.7.2-3.el9_6.1.x86_64
  • cryptsetup-libs updated from 2.7.2-3.el9_5.x86_64 to 2.7.2-3.el9_6.1.x86_64
  • curl updated from 7.76.1-31.el9.x86_64 to 7.76.1-31.el9_6.1.x86_64
  • dtrace updated from 2.0.2-5.el9.x86_64 to 2.0.3-1.el9.x86_64
  • gdk-pixbuf2 updated from 2.42.6-4.el9_4.x86_64 to 2.42.6-6.el9_6.x86_64
  • glibc updated from 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.20.x86_64 to 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.23.x86_64
  • glibc-all-langpacks updated from 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.20.x86_64 to 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.23.x86_64
  • glibc-common updated from 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.20.x86_64 to 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.23.x86_64
  • glibc-devel updated from 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.20.x86_64 to 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.23.x86_64
  • glibc-gconv-extra updated from 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.20.x86_64 to 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.23.x86_64
  • glibc-headers updated from 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.20.x86_64 to 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.23.x86_64
  • glibc-langpack-en updated from 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.20.x86_64 to 2.34-168.0.1.el9_6.23.x86_64
  • kernel updated from 5.14.0-570.26.1.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 5.14.0-570.33.2.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • kernel-core updated from 5.14.0-570.26.1.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 5.14.0-570.33.2.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • kernel-headers updated from 5.14.0-570.26.1.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 5.14.0-570.33.2.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • kernel-modules updated from 5.14.0-570.26.1.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 5.14.0-570.33.2.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • kernel-modules-core updated from 5.14.0-570.26.1.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 5.14.0-570.33.2.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • kernel-tools updated from 5.14.0-570.26.1.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 5.14.0-570.33.2.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • kernel-tools-libs updated from 5.14.0-570.26.1.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 5.14.0-570.33.2.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • kernel-uek updated from 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek.x86_64 to 6.12.0-102.36.5.2.el9uek.x86_64
  • kernel-uek-core updated from 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek.x86_64 to 6.12.0-102.36.5.2.el9uek.x86_64
  • kernel-uek-modules updated from 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek.x86_64 to 6.12.0-102.36.5.2.el9uek.x86_64
  • kernel-uek-modules-core updated from 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek.x86_64 to 6.12.0-102.36.5.2.el9uek.x86_64
  • kernel-uek-modules-desktop updated from 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek.x86_64 to 6.12.0-102.36.5.2.el9uek.x86_64
  • kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter updated from 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek.x86_64 to 6.12.0-102.36.5.2.el9uek.x86_64
  • kernel-uek-modules-usb updated from 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek.x86_64 to 6.12.0-102.36.5.2.el9uek.x86_64
  • kernel-uek-modules-wireless updated from 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek.x86_64 to 6.12.0-102.36.5.2.el9uek.x86_64
  • kexec-tools updated from 2.0.29-5.0.3.el9.x86_64 to 2.0.29-5.0.4.el9_6.2.x86_64
  • kmod-kvdo updated from 8.2.5.10-161.0.1.el9.x86_64 to 8.2.5.14-163.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • libcurl updated from 7.76.1-31.el9.x86_64 to 7.76.1-31.el9_6.1.x86_64
  • libicu updated from 67.1-9.el9.x86_64 to 67.1-10.el9_6.x86_64
  • libxml2 updated from 2.9.13-10.el9_6.x86_64 to 2.9.13-12.el9_6.x86_64
  • ncurses updated from 6.2-10.20210508.el9.x86_64 to 6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2.x86_64
  • ncurses-base updated from 6.2-10.20210508.el9.noarch to 6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2.noarch
  • ncurses-libs updated from 6.2-10.20210508.el9.x86_64 to 6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2.x86_64
  • nvme-cli updated from 2.11-5.el9.x86_64 to 2.11-6.el9_6.x86_64
  • oci-utils updated from 0.14.0-14.el9.noarch to 0.14.0-15.el9.noarch
  • pam updated from 1.5.1-25.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 1.5.1-25.0.2.el9_6.x86_64
  • pcp updated from 6.3.7-1.el9_6.x86_64 to 6.3.7-1.0.2.el9_6.x86_64
  • pcp-conf updated from 6.3.7-1.el9_6.x86_64 to 6.3.7-1.0.2.el9_6.x86_64
  • pcp-doc updated from 6.3.7-1.el9_6.noarch to 6.3.7-1.0.2.el9_6.noarch
  • pcp-libs updated from 6.3.7-1.el9_6.x86_64 to 6.3.7-1.0.2.el9_6.x86_64
  • pcp-pmda-dm updated from 6.3.7-1.el9_6.x86_64 to 6.3.7-1.0.2.el9_6.x86_64
  • pcp-pmda-nfsclient updated from 6.3.7-1.el9_6.x86_64 to 6.3.7-1.0.2.el9_6.x86_64
  • pcp-pmda-openmetrics updated from 6.3.7-1.el9_6.x86_64 to 6.3.7-1.0.2.el9_6.x86_64
  • pcp-selinux updated from 6.3.7-1.el9_6.x86_64 to 6.3.7-1.0.2.el9_6.x86_64
  • pcp-system-tools updated from 6.3.7-1.el9_6.x86_64 to 6.3.7-1.0.2.el9_6.x86_64
  • pcp-zeroconf updated from 6.3.7-1.el9_6.x86_64 to 6.3.7-1.0.2.el9_6.x86_64
  • perf updated from 5.14.0-570.26.1.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 5.14.0-570.33.2.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • perl-AutoLoader updated from 5.74-481.el9.noarch to 5.74-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • perl-B updated from 1.80-481.el9.x86_64 to 1.80-481.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • perl-Class-Struct updated from 0.66-481.el9.noarch to 0.66-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • perl-Errno updated from 1.30-481.el9.x86_64 to 1.30-481.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • perl-Fcntl updated from 1.13-481.el9.x86_64 to 1.13-481.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • perl-File-Basename updated from 2.85-481.el9.noarch to 2.85-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • perl-File-Copy updated from 2.34-481.el9.noarch to 2.34-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • perl-File-stat updated from 1.09-481.el9.noarch to 1.09-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • perl-FileHandle updated from 2.03-481.el9.noarch to 2.03-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • perl-Getopt-Std updated from 1.12-481.el9.noarch to 1.12-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • perl-IO updated from 1.43-481.el9.x86_64 to 1.43-481.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • perl-IPC-Open3 updated from 1.21-481.el9.noarch to 1.21-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • perl-POSIX updated from 1.94-481.el9.x86_64 to 1.94-481.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • perl-SelectSaver updated from 1.02-481.el9.noarch to 1.02-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • perl-Symbol updated from 1.08-481.el9.noarch to 1.08-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • perl-base updated from 2.27-481.el9.noarch to 2.27-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • perl-if updated from 0.60.800-481.el9.noarch to 0.60.800-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • perl-interpreter updated from 5.32.1-481.el9.x86_64 to 5.32.1-481.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • perl-lib updated from 0.65-481.el9.x86_64 to 0.65-481.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • perl-libs updated from 5.32.1-481.el9.x86_64 to 5.32.1-481.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • perl-meta-notation updated from 5.32.1-481.el9.noarch to 5.32.1-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • perl-mro updated from 1.23-481.el9.x86_64 to 1.23-481.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • perl-overload updated from 1.31-481.el9.noarch to 1.31-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • perl-overloading updated from 0.02-481.el9.noarch to 0.02-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • perl-sigtrap updated from 1.09-481.el9.noarch to 1.09-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • perl-subs updated from 1.03-481.el9.noarch to 1.03-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • perl-vars updated from 1.05-481.el9.noarch to 1.05-481.1.el9_6.noarch
  • python3-libxml2 updated from 2.9.13-10.el9_6.x86_64 to 2.9.13-12.el9_6.x86_64
  • python3-pcp updated from 6.3.7-1.el9_6.x86_64 to 6.3.7-1.0.2.el9_6.x86_64
  • python3-perf updated from 5.14.0-570.26.1.0.1.el9_6.x86_64 to 5.14.0-570.33.2.0.1.el9_6.x86_64
  • python3-requests updated from 2.25.1-9.el9.noarch to 2.25.1-10.el9_6.noarch
  • python39-oci-sdk updated from 2.155.1-1.el9.x86_64 to 2.158.0-1.el9.x86_64
  • sos updated from 4.9.1-2.0.1.el9_6.noarch to 4.9.2-1.0.1.el9_6.noarch
  • sqlite-libs updated from 3.34.1-7.el9_3.x86_64 to 3.34.1-8.el9_6.x86_64
  • systemd updated from 252-51.0.2.el9_6.1.x86_64 to 252-51.0.4.el9_6.1.x86_64
  • systemd-libs updated from 252-51.0.2.el9_6.1.x86_64 to 252-51.0.4.el9_6.1.x86_64
  • systemd-pam updated from 252-51.0.2.el9_6.1.x86_64 to 252-51.0.4.el9_6.1.x86_64
  • systemd-rpm-macros updated from 252-51.0.2.el9_6.1.noarch to 252-51.0.4.el9_6.1.noarch
  • systemd-udev updated from 252-51.0.2.el9_6.1.x86_64 to 252-51.0.4.el9_6.1.x86_64
  • webkit2gtk3-jsc updated from 2.48.3-1.el9_6.x86_64 to 2.48.5-1.el9_6.x86_64
  • which updated from 2.21-29.el9.x86_64 to 2.21-30.el9_6.x86_64

Image OCIDs

Region OCID
sa-bogota-1 ocid1.image.oc1.sa-bogota-1.aaaaaaaaog7smi3k7r6be6qelqpruefomhypdeccvasiutp4u6yyasjhixyq
af-johannesburg-1 ocid1.image.oc1.af-johannesburg-1.aaaaaaaayvxurjifmt67rqve6bzqitppzwfrq2oykqrzjcplgkoqvcdudyya
ap-singapore-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-singapore-1.aaaaaaaaf7mcsya42ykvx6r6yug7v224divwi4s3owl2v4l6htgvl4zlxtla
ap-melbourne-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-melbourne-1.aaaaaaaaf4hidg556wnvz5by3jn57thoiidevxniqqmfelmn33phj2u4a4uq
ca-montreal-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ca-montreal-1.aaaaaaaaziwmmtwy7ox5t2ix4zozarjiuhnvmj6n7bwf7qw2zvphcj7djlmq
ap-hyderabad-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-hyderabad-1.aaaaaaaapz4dl4eodtewoylcuj3m6pul7tpd54axg5ddpuig5uu2uj2rzxeq
us-phoenix-1 ocid1.image.oc1.phx.aaaaaaaastbccjkalgsaat5g7wlwm6igbuufuy26whh3ysbiviylqibwjbia
eu-madrid-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-madrid-1.aaaaaaaazfnrrws52teaqy5h33rsutrf77o34xwpjfb4arkrd3muezectdoa
ca-toronto-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ca-toronto-1.aaaaaaaai6lz5te5bwkztcxijf4ci5asgo7lzwkm62iapr7fy2zhwvqrwcta
me-dubai-1 ocid1.image.oc1.me-dubai-1.aaaaaaaa3dqj4la74uvfnbsqtihrappbhrre2r5lny776bj5uv54cjn4po7q
us-sanjose-1 ocid1.image.oc1.us-sanjose-1.aaaaaaaajum4rgadyamrqkrjhvfeg33bpsqrxvwithr2yy7xpjyunpaekioq
sa-saopaulo-1 ocid1.image.oc1.sa-saopaulo-1.aaaaaaaaklhfktfgtaivicgan7bllvlpvhqfizvxfbitzmn2qoojj4hhje2q
sa-vinhedo-1 ocid1.image.oc1.sa-vinhedo-1.aaaaaaaacdxnmbaqvflebonmx2gqrngtzi5jjueil7hgbsrq3vhjbmpyu76a
eu-zurich-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-zurich-1.aaaaaaaa5yyzzgbs7ppkbvizb6bmwouedo6l7q6dkqmt3em2fqiw5kpbtpfa
eu-milan-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-milan-1.aaaaaaaat4i7mjofk4w2yigv2qru6dkb5ye5awzz44pofmv56v5h6nf5a4hq
ap-osaka-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-osaka-1.aaaaaaaacajc2zc7rcgf36bi5dg7kui2icef4agxucj6ap5q4o2tmq5oc3ea
us-ashburn-1 ocid1.image.oc1.iad.aaaaaaaablmtlciv4lmyrozibqk4clwsmaxay4i3kekpolmandppw7oimh5q
sa-valparaiso-1 ocid1.image.oc1.sa-valparaiso-1.aaaaaaaahajjpm5b3j3clao3rcqnhilj5itcszparu4pnp5lsq4hd3w3nqsa
uk-london-1 ocid1.image.oc1.uk-london-1.aaaaaaaaq5zfh4wurci3uqq4l5fgjjtm2sjdeihjwxspl2two25c6mo7mnxa
ap-chuncheon-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-chuncheon-1.aaaaaaaadmezitasaqturhioryamsqwc6vdclojsv3h65bwczny7kwqtnubq
us-chicago-1 ocid1.image.oc1.us-chicago-1.aaaaaaaazgeegmw2gbkkejgzjv3h2m72rz3gcqlr7dwdrcrb6mbl2ir2yujq
il-jerusalem-1 ocid1.image.oc1.il-jerusalem-1.aaaaaaaatj7jlbxwzrojismy4reyeesorjryhg2d2bekhd7wdbaz2nibj3pq
uk-cardiff-1 ocid1.image.oc1.uk-cardiff-1.aaaaaaaaxzbjltrxsjvnmv5el5cqvfporrovwewh5uk5e65lsla57pezwgea
eu-amsterdam-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-amsterdam-1.aaaaaaaayhee5zcjm62jaq6fxxvr3jsgpotacrczwqvh53i5blthoec4fcia
me-jeddah-1 ocid1.image.oc1.me-jeddah-1.aaaaaaaakazwuoekjiz2ysrwmhj3se4dfs4yi624mvijntssxuz2nk7bfmha
eu-marseille-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-marseille-1.aaaaaaaaagecnvturfpy6fifcvt2rvfv6576nupghoh6qvhlptxhix4d5pcq
ap-seoul-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-seoul-1.aaaaaaaaf77ydiv6fmtjkczrubymuf2xnu2vodbjczweweyq3jmv4aeqqs7q
eu-frankfurt-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-frankfurt-1.aaaaaaaaytdpuid2ymfuej2avsgpgr5cqecthesctvoruvmhd2thyte5mpda
mx-monterrey-1 ocid1.image.oc1.mx-monterrey-1.aaaaaaaaw5a6tg4jnzc6igzhccdzwfmfnc4swaq6er5kvgngecn2ffph2yua
ap-sydney-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-sydney-1.aaaaaaaaazhkac2juxw6km6njgxedz5nzzqjll27gekcidop77i62zqycabq
eu-paris-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-paris-1.aaaaaaaa6svqgb452e5tgreremz465dvlta3gedgyrkilc5juvlyzmrxv4uq
sa-santiago-1 ocid1.image.oc1.sa-santiago-1.aaaaaaaa65ngkuqvhpeyvox6uaiubkqj4ozxfi2zamgt5stb6mxldnymekca
ap-mumbai-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-mumbai-1.aaaaaaaa6aj6cv6wn3plopd44eyiz7ynxpndfa5a2a6wjh7fdef7m2hd277a
me-abudhabi-1 ocid1.image.oc1.me-abudhabi-1.aaaaaaaa3ailbq32jjgunxfth7g3ozp5fcleznbloz6ifrlpm4i77uvy7sca
eu-stockholm-1 ocid1.image.oc1.eu-stockholm-1.aaaaaaaa3hzcvrrhnhxagyfqg3q4duy6xu45n6j4vcoxlqv5bubyyhw6zxla
ap-tokyo-1 ocid1.image.oc1.ap-tokyo-1.aaaaaaaat6u3jsp2i74mzit2q5pvt2l62jcdedf7fvxc67hnilnq2lc37wga
mx-queretaro-1 ocid1.image.oc1.mx-queretaro-1.aaaaaaaa44ay6dynhlwm2zr3vajbhijal6o3c7ilocj5sfyu6qrhvzzdpghq