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Tue Apr 07 2026 EL Errata <el-errata_ww@oracle.com> - 252-55.0.3.el9_7.8
- serialize: don't allocate 1M on the stack just like that [LINUX-16166]
- Route logs from container mapped uids to the system journal [Orabug: 38135007]
- Drop delay when nspawn fails to reset loginuid [Orabug: 37793135]
- Improve logging for api bus connection and subscribers [Orabug: 38040980]
- Defer processing of timeout events in sd-bus api [Orabug: 38064217]
- coredump: use %d in kernel core pattern - CVE-2025-4598
- Add bus description to sd-bus outgoing sockets [Orabug: 37347576]
- Add log messages about daemon-reload requester and duration [Orabug: 37347576]
- Reverted back to previous Tony Lam patch [Orabug: 25897792] until issue with [Orabug: 36564551] is resolved.
- drop IN_ATTRIB from parent directory inotify watches [Orabug: 37118224]
- 1A) Fix local-fs and remote-fs targets during system boot (replaces old Orabug: 25897792) [Orabug: 36269319]
- 1B) Add "systemd-fstab-generator-reload-targets.service" file [Orabug: 36269319]
- 1C) Add required rpms for correct kickstart/systemd functionality within systemd.spec [Orabug: 36269319]
- 1D) Important: Review 1001-systemd-fstab-generator-reload-targets.patch for important build details/steps [Orabug: 36269319]
- Due to a new [Orabug: 36564551] filed on April 29 2024, reverting from back to
- previous Tony Lam patch [Orabug: 25897792] until issue with [Orabug: 36564551] is resolved.
- drop IN_ATTRIB from parent directory inotify watches [Orabug: 37118224]
- Reverted back to previous Tony Lam patch [Orabug: 25897792] until issue with [Orabug: 36564551] is resolved.
- Re-Added 1001-Fix-missing-netdev-for-iscsi-entry-in-fstab.patch [Orabug: 25897792]
- Backport upstream pstore dmesg fix [Orabug: 34868110]
- Remove upstream references [Orabug: 33995357]
- Disable unprivileged BPF by default [Orabug: 32870980]
- udev rules: fix memory hot add and remove [Orabug: 31310273]
- set "RemoveIPC=no" in logind.conf as default for OL7.2 [Orabug: 22224874]
- allow dm remove ioctl to co-operate with UEK3 [Orabug: 18467469]
- shutdown: get only active md arrays. [Orabug: 34467234]
- Wait for an extra configurable time before udevd kills a worker [Orabug: 36017407]
- Removed unneeded patches from the systemd.spec
- 1A) 1004-orabug34272490-0001-core-device-ignore-DEVICE_FOUND_UDEV-bit-on-switchin.patch [Orabug: 34272490]
- 1B) 1005-orabug34272490-0002-core-device-drop-unnecessary-condition.patch [Orabug: 34272490]
- 1C) 1007-orabug34868110-pstore-fixes-for-dmesg.txt-reconstruction.patch [Orabug: 34868110]
- Removed the following, associated with [Orabug: 36269319]:
- 2A) Remove 1001-systemd-fstab-generator-reload-targets.patch
- 2B) Remove Fix local-fs and remote-fs targets during system boot [Orabug: 36269319]
- 2C) Remove "systemd-fstab-generator-reload-targets.service" file [Orabug: 36269319]
- 2D) Remove required rpms for correct kickstart/systemd functionality within systemd.spec [Orabug: 36269319]
- 2E) Remove Important: Review 1001-systemd-fstab-generator-reload-targets.patch for important build details/steps [Orabug: 36269319]
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Tue Feb 24 2026 systemd maintenance team <systemd-maint@redhat.com> - 252-55.8
- update specfile and sources after renaming rhel-net-naming-sysattrs to net-naming-sysattrs (RHEL-150628)
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Mon Dec 01 2025 systemd maintenance team <systemd-maint@redhat.com> - 252-55.7
- core: fix array size in unit_log_resources() (RHEL-132120)
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Mon Nov 24 2025 systemd maintenance team <systemd-maint@redhat.com> - 252-55.6
- timer: rebase last_trigger timestamp if needed (RHEL-127022)
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Tue Nov 18 2025 systemd maintenance team <systemd-maint@redhat.com> - 252-55.5
- test: rename TEST-53-ISSUE-16347 to TEST-53-TIMER (RHEL-127022)
- test: restarting elapsed timer shouldn't trigger the corresponding service (RHEL-127022)
- test: check the next elapse timer timestamp after deserialization (RHEL-127022)
- timer: don't run service immediately after restart of a timer (RHEL-127022)
- test: store and compare just the property value (RHEL-127022)
- timer: rebase the next elapse timestamp only if timer didn't already run (RHEL-127022)
- coredump: handle ENOBUFS and EMSGSIZE the same way (RHEL-126114)
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Thu Nov 06 2025 systemd maintenance team <systemd-maint@redhat.com> - 252-55.4
- cryptsetup: Add optional support for linking volume key in keyring. (RHEL-118294)
- cryptsetup: fix typo (RHEL-118294)
- cryptsetup: HAVE_CRYPT_SET_KEYRING_TO_LINK is always defined (RHEL-118294)
- basic: add PIDFS magic (#31709) (RHEL-118294)
- time-util: make USEC_TIMESTAMP_FORMATTABLE_MAX for 32bit system off by one day (RHEL-118294)
- coredump: make check that all argv[] meta data fields are passed strict (RHEL-104138)
- coredump: restore compatibility with older patterns (RHEL-104138)
- coredump: use %d in kernel core pattern (RHEL-104138)
- pidref: add structure that can reference a pid via both pidfd and pid_t (RHEL-104138)
- fd-util: introduce parse_fd() (RHEL-104138)
- coredump: add support for new %F PIDFD specifier (RHEL-104138)
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Fri Sep 12 2025 systemd maintenance team <systemd-maint@redhat.com> - 252-55.2
- Revert "test-time-util: disable failing tests" (RHEL-110954)
- test: use get_timezones() to iterate all known timezones (RHEL-110954)
- test-time-util: do not fail on DST change (RHEL-110954)
- test-time-util: suppress timestamp conversion failures for Africa/Khartoum timezone (RHEL-110954)
- test-time-util: do more suppression of time zone checks (RHEL-110954)
- test-time-util: fix truncation of usec to sec (RHEL-110954)
- test: unset TZ before timezone-sensitive unit tests are run (RHEL-110954)
- meson: extend timeout for test-time-util (RHEL-110954)
- time-util: use DEFINE_STRING_TABLE_LOOKUP_TO_STRING() macro (RHEL-110954)
- time-util: align string table (RHEL-110954)
- time-util: rename variables (RHEL-110954)
- time-util: add assertions (RHEL-110954)
- time-util: drop redundant else (RHEL-110954)
- time-util: do not use strdupa() (RHEL-110954)
- time-util: use result from startswith_no_case() (RHEL-110954)
- time-util: use usec_add() and usec_sub_unsigned() (RHEL-110954)
- time-util: shorten code a bit (RHEL-110954)
- time-util: rename variables (RHEL-110954)
- time-util: drop unnecessary assignment of timezone name (RHEL-110954)
- time-util: make parse_timestamp() use the RFC-822/ISO 8601 standard timezone spec (RHEL-110954)
- time-util: fix typo (RHEL-110954)
- ci: bump the tools tree to F42 (RHEL-110954)
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Fri Aug 29 2025 systemd maintenance team <systemd-maint@redhat.com> - 252-55.1
- meson: /etc/systemd/network is also used by udevd (RHEL-111611)
- test: add tests for format_timestamp() and parse_timestamp() with various timezone (RHEL-110954)
- test-time-util: disable failing tests (RHEL-110954)
- test: test parse_timestamp() in various timezone (RHEL-110954)
- systemctl: logind: add missing asserts (RHEL-110954)
- systemctl: logind: make logind_schedule_shutdown accept action as param (RHEL-110954)
- systemctl: add option --when for scheduled shutdown (RHEL-110954)
- test-time-util: add test cases to invalidate "show" and "cancel" (RHEL-110954)
- sd-bus: make bus_add_match_full accept timeout (RHEL-111630)
- core/unit: add get_timeout_start_usec in UnitVTable and define it for service (RHEL-111630)
- core/unit: increase the NameOwnerChanged/GetNameOwner timeout to the unit's start timeout (RHEL-111630)
- core,sd-bus: drop empty lines between function call and error check (RHEL-111630)
- core: do not disconnect from bus when failed to install signal match (RHEL-111630)
- dbus: stash the subscriber list when we disconenct from the bus (RHEL-111630)
- manager: s/deserialized_subscribed/subscribed_as_strv (RHEL-111630)
- bus-util: do not reset the count returned by sd_bus_track_count_name() (RHEL-111630)
- core/manager: restore bus track deserialization cleanup in manager_reload() (RHEL-111630)
- core/manager: drop duplicate bus track deserialization (RHEL-111630)
- sd-bus/bus-track: use install_callback in sd_bus_track_add_name() (RHEL-111630)
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Fri Aug 15 2025 systemd maintenance team <systemd-maint@redhat.com> - 252-55
- tree-wide: check more log message format in log_struct() and friends (RHEL-100353)
- build: add some coloring to --version output (RHEL-100353)
- core: output log cycle path in one log message, not many (RHEL-100353)
- core: make log cycle messages recognizable via message IDs (RHEL-100353)
- core: change ordering cycle log message log levels (RHEL-100353)
- core: cast log_oom() got void (RHEL-100353)
- core: when removing a job from a transaction, include in structured log message which (RHEL-100353)
- catalog: add entries for the order cycle log messages (RHEL-100353)
- tree-wide: check more log message format in log_struct() and friends (RHEL-100353)
- core/transaction: do not attempt to log "n/a" as a journal field (RHEL-100353)
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Wed Aug 13 2025 systemd maintenance team <systemd-maint@redhat.com> - 252-54
- unit: add conditions and deps to make oomd.socket and .service consistent (RHEL-90417)
- udev/net_id: introduce naming scheme for RHEL-9.7 (RHEL-25516)
- Add a set of assertion macros to tests.h (ASSERT_OK(), ASSERT_EQ(), ASSERT_GE(), ASSERT_LE()) that log the failed condition before crashing and convert test-gpt.c test file to use them (RHEL-103753)
- Follow up with the PR #31819 (RHEL-103753)
- Added more ASSERT macro and also make some test file to use them (RHEL-103753)
- sd-event: drop inotify event from buffer when no event source is triggered (RHEL-103753)
- test: add test case for issue #38265 (RHEL-103753)
- test: answer 2nd mdadm --create question for compat with new version (RHEL-79977)
- sysusers: cross-check user and group names too (RHEL-72572)
- test-sysusers: check group creation with matching user entry (RHEL-72572)
- user-sessions: do not remove /etc/nologin (RHEL-85467)
- hwdb: f20 → micmute (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: f21 → touchpad_toggle (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: f22 → touchpad_on (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: f23 → touchpad_off (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: drop some now redundant mappings (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: Add micmute for System76 (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: Add newer System76 Pangolins (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: WALTOP International Corp. Slim Tablet Stylus (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: add MSI Claw 8 AT Keyboard Scancodes (#36180) (RHEL-72697)
- Adds asus T103HAF rotation matrix to 60-sensor.hwdb (#36177) (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: fix screen rotation for EXO Wings 2in1 w1125 (#36283) (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: XBox Series Elite controller modalias entry has been added. (#36305) (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: add front button support for MSI Claw 7 AI+ A2VM (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: add accel orientation and location for the BMAX Y14 (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb.d: add support for Akoya P15645 (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb.d: add ANP09 Intel n100 tablet sensor configuration (#36390) (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: add axis range corrections for the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: add GOLD WARRIOR SIM PhoenixRC 10411R (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: add Code Mercenaries Hard- und Software GmbH Virtual RC USB (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: Add accel orientation quirk for the GPD Pocket 4 (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: add rotation profile matrix for Rog Ally X (2024) (#36591) (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: fix backspace not working on HP Pavilion laptop (#36777) (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb/keyboard: Map FN key on TUXEDO NB02 devices (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: add G-Mode key support (#37175) (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb/keyboard: Map FN key on TUXEDO InfinityFlex 14 Gen1 (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: add HP 150 Wired Mouse (#37341) (RHEL-72697)
- Add emulated release to G-Mode key (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: keyboard: Add Alienware special keys (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: add bladeRF SDR devices (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: append ID_SOFTWARE_RADIO to hwdb parser (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb.d: reword and simplify boilerplate texts (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb.d: update/expand boilerplate on various hwdb files (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: say that settings can be also set to 0 (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: add Analog Devices PLUTO SDR (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: append ID_MM_DEVICE_IGNORE to hwdb parser (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: run "update-hwdb" (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: run "update-hwdb-autosuspend" (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: add missing PLUTO SDR vendor name (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: add Ettus Research SDR devices (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: add RTL-SDR devices (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: merge entries for Ettus Research B200 (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: make Saitek PLC Pro Flight Rudder Pedals a joystick (#37601) (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: fix touchpad for ASUS X1504ZA (#37696) (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: add support for Loupedeck devices (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: Acer Nitro ANV15-51 Mic Toggle (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: Added Beacn and TC-Helicon Audio controllers (#37798) (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: Add support for Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 series (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: Add hwbd definitions for maker tools (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: Add accel orientation quirk for the Microtech e-tab Pro (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: add 70-maker-tools.hwdb to meson.build (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: fix typo in 70-maker-tools.hwdb (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: update (RHEL-72697)
- Fix Positivo K116J search key and www shortcut (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: Acer Nitro ANV15-51 Nitro Sense Toggle (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: several cleanups (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: disable Asus ROG keyboards sending poweroff (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: update (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: update autosuspend rules (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: set touchpad resolution for ThinkPad T14 Gen2a (RHEL-72697)
- Revert "hwdb: disable Asus ROG keyboards sending poweroff" (RHEL-72697)
- hwdb: Add launch emoji keyboard mapping for Asus M1607KA (RHEL-72697)
- Enable KEY_PERFORMANCE key present on Linux 6.17 (RHEL-72697)
- flush_ports: flush POSIX message queues properly (RHEL-90860)
- kernel-install: add --entry-type=type1|type2 option to kernel-install (RHEL-83932)
- kernel-install: add --entry-type=type1|type2 option to kernel-install.in (RHEL-83932)
- kernel-install: do not mix || and && (RHEL-83932)
- man/kernel-install: mention --entry-type= option in the man page (RHEL-83932)
- cgroup: add support for memory.peak (RHEL-95797)
- core: include peak memory in unit_log_resources() (RHEL-95797)
- run: include peak memory in output (RHEL-95797)
- core: ensure init.scope is realized after drop-ins have been loaded (RHEL-103488)
- core: add possibility to not track certain unit types (RHEL-89796)