AlmaLinux Errata

About Errata

Errata are package updates like some enhancements and features, bug fixes and security patches. These updates can be found at errata.almalinux.org (opens new window) as a list of errata advisories.

Advisories are published text to help users get the information that errata provide and their impact. There are three types of advisories:

• ALSA - AlmaLinux Security Advisory - considered the most important type as it contains security fixes
• ALBA - AlmaLinux Bug Advisory - contains bug fixes
• ALEA - AlmaLinux Enhancement Advisory - contains enhancements and new features

These advisories are ranked by severity: Critical, Important, Moderate and Low.

Besides type and severity details, each advisory includes some description, references, a list of updated packages and the release date.

How to access errata

• You can find updateinfo.xml files in repos and mirrors. Or run the following command to see the list of advisories as an output:

dnf updateinfo --list

• Recommended to use .json files with updated schema:
  • errata.full.json (opens new window) for AlmaLinux 8
  • errata.full.json (opens new window) for AlmaLinux 9
• .json files with deprecated schema:
  • errata.json (opens new window) for AlmaLinux 8
  • errata.json (opens new window) for AlmaLinux 9
• details about OVAL files can be found at OVAL streams (opens new window) AlmaLinux Wiki page

Mailing list

You can subscribe to the AlmaLinux errata mailing list (opens new window) to receive notifications about errata package releases.