Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2026:97487 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2026-11-10
Updated:
2026-11-10

RHBA-2026:97487 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

dracut bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

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Topic

An update for dracut is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

Description

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 9 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 9 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 9 aarch64

Fixes

  • RHEL-178488 - RHEL 9.8 increases initramfs size dramatically
  • RHEL-212601 - Kernel update script fails due to bug in dracut helper script

CVEs

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9

SRPM
dracut-057-126.git20260813.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 541f1b7040e4a725d61b0245dea755af41382427bc62836990cad543882bd8a9
x86_64
dracut-057-126.git20260813.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2448678784761428e12a21f0b0a45bdc3dfb62a9f633678ab7b3d1fa17d9027a
dracut-caps-057-126.git20260813.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: a1a38628b874cf9f96ec4fbb5a6518a0db1ae07548552926fa8d5d5e30ec3b18
dracut-config-generic-057-126.git20260813.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 06fce740ef61f559a6716018409026fa165ec093c886acdfff6d804333d02b77
dracut-config-rescue-057-126.git20260813.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 17603cb84be814ffd1b5ec0f777a098d848e6c05a56b94d2a2154b350f7017ce
dracut-debuginfo-057-126.git20260813.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4f303bc3fa5b0ecb326c0445e9c8d0fe5c4a5345e38ff02f27204b2fdbcf8c67
dracut-debuginfo-057-126.git20260813.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4f303bc3fa5b0ecb326c0445e9c8d0fe5c4a5345e38ff02f27204b2fdbcf8c67
dracut-debugsource-057-126.git20260813.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab77f2271e0112974a2996f36626f013e6bf7ca329ea872af275e71076e92f6f
dracut-debugsource-057-126.git20260813.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab77f2271e0112974a2996f36626f013e6bf7ca329ea872af275e71076e92f6f
dracut-live-057-126.git20260813.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 802ff219e3278a187a119c8e88447c91b842df98f43150dcd2ac4b282df54ff8
dracut-network-057-126.git20260813.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8a3efee88006cbfa9ecc1aabc67cf77ddaeacbefeb70b888bbe20f783d4cfb6c
dracut-squash-057-126.git20260813.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 517cd11e9e592737a4821839fbb877b13b9590198f039c32904c3bf328bbe06f
dracut-tools-057-126.git20260813.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ff9bf5b111f6f7c9b68d9e6cc95d0cacafdc201620a1550aa4e708706ec3d8c0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 9

SRPM
dracut-057-126.git20260813.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 541f1b7040e4a725d61b0245dea755af41382427bc62836990cad543882bd8a9
s390x
dracut-057-126.git20260813.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 94fe94c410256b2f44d10dd3a8d571cace1ee96c1d12282d984eb199f2369d37
dracut-caps-057-126.git20260813.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 0d37fe9faabc3468e079dd98b6e1633e0354ba96d0e725c86e49723fbcef9d6d
dracut-config-generic-057-126.git20260813.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: e77ffdfddd6ae98f2b574a5833e21cb25cc301019c73e34751335a10711f20a7
dracut-config-rescue-057-126.git20260813.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: bf1a206c9c9ec5f62e9bca99b008c709153771b55aad9aa77528e5a09b1251d2
dracut-debuginfo-057-126.git20260813.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 03bfca19a7859b02e079234c3630e3b3a7fca4d8e103afa08af3ef38fc2cb0f2
dracut-debuginfo-057-126.git20260813.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 03bfca19a7859b02e079234c3630e3b3a7fca4d8e103afa08af3ef38fc2cb0f2
dracut-debugsource-057-126.git20260813.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 255df69097494cebe80193a900a5f25f94bbb8bbfafc624f4c227c21aabf592d
dracut-debugsource-057-126.git20260813.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 255df69097494cebe80193a900a5f25f94bbb8bbfafc624f4c227c21aabf592d
dracut-live-057-126.git20260813.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 97dbe8d041d55421b76b8ba252d6dc5be2b2693a466af99adc167c01f378d68e
dracut-network-057-126.git20260813.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 724407d6238f06fdb56ed2bca811ead5bc94793b63da27995af135d6a231b45c
dracut-squash-057-126.git20260813.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 06623a2cc98666b366d811ceedbb4e297a6e664daf547fd63287d7ee593060b3
dracut-tools-057-126.git20260813.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: f757a1b6428912317c59e6868c759d4aa75e1434d0d9bd86e688db0ea59ca8ad

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 9

SRPM
dracut-057-126.git20260813.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 541f1b7040e4a725d61b0245dea755af41382427bc62836990cad543882bd8a9
ppc64le
dracut-057-126.git20260813.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: f1e833a36035d6a4e255f1db830b5416669c2b2168a33fb2b1e906147ece2413
dracut-caps-057-126.git20260813.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: c8c5ec9041660f4ecf7d4bc56b962ee45c28785d1b9a5640e2a2908a6196cad9
dracut-config-generic-057-126.git20260813.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 6b5127818761ebc93cad69ab7933f78ca76cc183dd1be890e9ee9282b77f88d3
dracut-config-rescue-057-126.git20260813.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 4aa2bb3a3bf225c200b495bb24fd290c9c11fe5c405d6d0bedd76abfd51375c4
dracut-debuginfo-057-126.git20260813.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ce2b6ab791e178995ae0a2e6cf86eeb98774f132926f5e204a59744ce1175f3c
dracut-debuginfo-057-126.git20260813.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ce2b6ab791e178995ae0a2e6cf86eeb98774f132926f5e204a59744ce1175f3c
dracut-debugsource-057-126.git20260813.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 2c17266fe5fcec6d7d91cc89b1f967a9dcf97c9c09d870ea5a8639d8ecac2b06
dracut-debugsource-057-126.git20260813.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 2c17266fe5fcec6d7d91cc89b1f967a9dcf97c9c09d870ea5a8639d8ecac2b06
dracut-live-057-126.git20260813.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 90c051e3812451180e43f19a90039f4c268fec7f9a3b862b1ff7ada8863b7980
dracut-network-057-126.git20260813.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 07225682b695d5f6fd61b3b9a943431c0ff27b0b04eda5c9f205140188132677
dracut-squash-057-126.git20260813.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 606fc0d6ed7bc0d4d289bbd83db5ac5acffc6ce049d7d4140e6bba0b6a98cc75
dracut-tools-057-126.git20260813.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: a0fdf0777935060ef346078882db78d2919cbf1e9fa9648fcb1298ae2d41b8c6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 9

SRPM
dracut-057-126.git20260813.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 541f1b7040e4a725d61b0245dea755af41382427bc62836990cad543882bd8a9
aarch64
dracut-057-126.git20260813.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 9130823a7e5089d24bb9c3d328f09b231c7e9128c5421282044e32cb1174e004
dracut-caps-057-126.git20260813.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 72f999947cda4bfe0f9e818c4ff8f035ea60652f8a1d9e3bdf2c70ec4f2ccdce
dracut-config-generic-057-126.git20260813.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: d95317cbb1537d2e1c0fdb65b018dfb1155131deadcb21595203350aae938b2d
dracut-config-rescue-057-126.git20260813.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 5300875915392fab3d6dc39d1f1c1a79d9a61edb82f51904cf1c5c624710b018
dracut-debuginfo-057-126.git20260813.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 8788d0c61014ee6a29dbf51cd75d99d29d6d1de9af41f27f32acc375b631adfc
dracut-debuginfo-057-126.git20260813.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 8788d0c61014ee6a29dbf51cd75d99d29d6d1de9af41f27f32acc375b631adfc
dracut-debugsource-057-126.git20260813.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 867a76c39efd81a0ec1b7894b313434f445ef3b44414108c6a888216f4891af5
dracut-debugsource-057-126.git20260813.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 867a76c39efd81a0ec1b7894b313434f445ef3b44414108c6a888216f4891af5
dracut-live-057-126.git20260813.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: f264068aab9ee1c7ddf2848486e86c1a17fa2e0f6312c80e38ac4ba5ed8db208
dracut-network-057-126.git20260813.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 6739b21ec96fa0a5c01f7d1b8cad598da3281d13351b3c3076d837d91eadef1b
dracut-squash-057-126.git20260813.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 24601020bfe979ab3c9dd4b2a71e9c10ea4908139f248e0cc3ef7fc1b4f29ceb
dracut-tools-057-126.git20260813.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 5f850b7668bf734c64cae90405974c94a0769a8e4f135053267e3f39c433b0bd

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