# ELSA-2023-12974: Security update for 9 packages

ELSA-2023-12974, released November 10, 2023, fixes 1 CVE across 9 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2023-12974
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 10, 2023
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2023-1989, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-12974.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [kernel-uek](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.325.5.el8uek |
| [kernel-uek-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-debug.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.325.5.el8uek |
| [kernel-uek-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-debug-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.325.5.el8uek |
| [kernel-uek-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.325.5.el8uek |
| [kernel-uek-doc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-doc.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.325.5.el8uek |
| [kernel-uek-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-tools.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.325.5.el7uek |
| [kernel-uek-tools-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-uek-tools-libs.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.325.5.el7uek |
| [perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perf.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.325.5.el7uek |
| [python-perf](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python-perf.md) | ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.325.5.el7uek |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-1989](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-1989.md) | High | python3-perf: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: t... | 7.0 | 0.0044 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo