[El-errata] ELBA-2026-73445 Oracle Linux 8 mdadm bug fix and enhancement update

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Mon Oct 5 18:13:33 UTC 2026


Oracle Linux Bug Fix Advisory ELBA-2026-73445

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELBA-2026-73445.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
mdadm-4.2-20.0.1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

aarch64:
mdadm-4.2-20.0.1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol8/SRPMS-updates/mdadm-4.2-20.0.1.el8_10.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[4.2-20.0.1]
- Remove "mdadm: Fix IMSM Raid assembly after disk link failure and reboot" [Orabug: 39291915]
- Fixed memory leak issue in udev [Orabug: 39134724]
- Remove symlink protection for /dev/disk/by-label symlinks [Orabug: 38850118]
- mdadm: Fix IMSM Raid assembly after disk link failure and reboot [Orabug: 37608049]
- mdmon: imsm: fix metadata corruption when managing new array [Orabug: 37419014]
- Fix socket connection failure when mdmon runs in foreground mode. [Orabug: 36077756]
- Fixed deletion issue for symlink when device is opened [Orabug: 36228608]
- Prevent duplicate uuid device to replace existing one in udev [Orabug: 35987487]
- Prevent duplicate label to replace existing one in udev [Orabug: 34898273]

[4.2-20]
- Fix 'device ready' notification for udev during container incremental assembly.




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