A systemd security and bug fix update has been released for Oracle Linux 8.

ELSA-2023-3837 Moderate: Oracle Linux 8 systemd security and bug fix update

Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2023-3837

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-3837.html

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

x86_64:
systemd-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.i686.rpm
systemd-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm
systemd-container-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.i686.rpm
systemd-container-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm
systemd-devel-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.i686.rpm
systemd-devel-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm
systemd-journal-remote-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm
systemd-libs-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.i686.rpm
systemd-libs-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm
systemd-pam-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm
systemd-tests-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm
systemd-udev-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.x86_64.rpm

aarch64:
systemd-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.aarch64.rpm
systemd-container-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.aarch64.rpm
systemd-devel-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.aarch64.rpm
systemd-journal-remote-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.aarch64.rpm
systemd-libs-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.aarch64.rpm
systemd-pam-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.aarch64.rpm
systemd-tests-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.aarch64.rpm
systemd-udev-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.aarch64.rpm

SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol8/SRPMS-updates//systemd-239-74.0.4.el8_8.2.src.rpm

Related CVEs:

CVE-2023-26604

Description of changes:

[239-74.0.4.2]
- Fix CVE-2023-26604
- pager: set $LESSSECURE whenver we invoke a pager (lukas.lipinsky@oracle.com) (#2175624)
- pager: make pager secure when under euid is changed or explicitly requested (lukas.lipinsky@oracle.com) (#2175624)
- pager: lets check SYSTEMD_PAGERSECURE with secure_getenv() (lukas.lipinsky@oracle.com) (#2175624)
- pstore: fix crash and forward dummy arguments instead of NULL (lukas.lipinsky@oracle.com) (#2190151)