Simon Coter has announced the release of Oracle Linux 8 Update 3 based on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 sources.

Announcing the release of Oracle Linux 8 Update 3

Oracle is pleased to announce the availability of the Oracle Linux 8 Update 3 for the 64-bit Intel and AMD (x86_64) and 64-bit Arm (aarch64) platforms.  Oracle Linux brings the latest open source innovations and business-critical performance and security optimizations for cloud and on-premises deployment. Oracle Linux maintains user space compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), which is independent of the kernel version that underlies the operating system. Existing applications in user space will continue to run unmodified on Oracle Linux 8 Update 3 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 6 (UEK R6) and no re-certifications are needed for applications already certified with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or Oracle Linux 8.

Oracle Linux 8 Update 3 includes the UEK R6 on the installation image, along with the Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK). For new installations, UEK R6 is enabled and installed by default and is the default kernel on first boot. UEK R6, the kernel developed, built, and tested by Oracle and based on the mainline Linux Kernel 5.4, delivers more innovation than other commercial Linux kernels. 

Oracle Linux 8 Update 3 release includes:

• Graphical Installer
  • Improved support for NVDIMM devices
  • Improved support for ipv6 static configurations
  • Installation program uses the default LUKS2 version for an encrypted container
  • Graphical installation program includes the "root password" and "user creation settings" in the Installation Summary screen
• Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK)
  • lshw command provides additional CPU information
  • /dev/random and /dev/urandom conditionally powered by the Kernel Crypto API DRBG
  • Extended Berkeley Packet Filter added for kernel virtual machines (KVM)
  • libbpf support now available
  • Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx network adapter included and driver automatically loaded
  • TSX disabled by default on Intel CPUs that support disabling it
• Dynamic Programming Languages

  • Ruby 2.7.1 module stream 

  • Nodejs:14 module stream 

  • python38:3.8 module stream 

  • php:7.4 module stream 

  • nginx:1.18 module stream 

  • perl:5.30 module stream 

  • squid:4 module stream updated to version 4.11

  • httpd:2.4 module stream enhanced

  • git packages updated to version 2.27
• Infrastructure Services

  • Bind, updated to version 9.11, provides increased reliability on systems that have multiple CPU cores and more detailed error detection, and improvements to other tools

  • Powertop updated to version 2.12

  • Tuned updated to version 2.14.0

  • tcpdump, updated to version 4.9.3, includes bug and security fixes

  • iperf3 includes enhancement, bug and security fixes, and introduces support for SSL

• Security

  • gnutls updated to version 3.6.14

  • Libreswan updated to version 3.32

  • libseccomp library updated to version 2.4.3

  • libkcapi updated to version 1.2.0

  • libssh library updated to version 0.9.4

  • setools updated to version 4.3.0

  • stunnel updated to version 5.56

  • SCAP and OpenSCAP improvements

    • OpenSCAP updated to version 1.3.3

    • SCAP Workbench tool can generate results-based remediation from tailored profiles

    • scap-security-guide packages updated to version 0.1.50

  • SELinux improvements

    • fapolicyd packages updated to version 1.0

    • Individual CephFS files and directories can include SELinux labels

• Additional updates
  • NVMe/TCP available as a Technology Preview on RHCK and fully supported on UEK R6
  • GCC Toolset release 10 available as Application Stream
  • Pacemaker updated to release 2.0.4
  • Virtualization improvements focused on KVM hypervisor

Oracle Linux 8 Update 3 includes the following kernel packages:

• kernel-uek-5.4.17-2011.7.4 for x86_64 and aarch64 platforms - The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 6, which is the default kernel.

• kernel-4.18.0-221 for x86_64 platform - The latest Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK).

For more details about these and other new features and changes, please consult the Oracle Linux 8 Update 3 Release Notes and Oracle Linux 8 Documentation.

Announcing the release of Oracle Linux 8 Update 3