May 2026 monthly summary for Kong/official-images: Implemented a security-focused Oracle Linux image update across amd64 and arm64v8 variants, addressing multiple CVEs and errata to boost security and compliance. The update covers 10/10-slim, 9/9-slim/9-slim-fips, and 8/8-slim/8-slim-fips, delivered via a single consolidated commit with thorough notes and sign-off.

In April 2026, delivered a security-focused update cycle for Oracle Linux images within elastic/official-images, focusing on CVE remediation and stability across multi-arch builds (amd64 and arm64v8). The effort covered Oracle Linux image updates across multiple release lines (8, 9, 10 and their slim variants, including 8-slim, 9-slim, 10-slim and their FIPS variants), ensuring users receive hardened images with up-to-date errata. Key work included four consolidated commits that rolled out patches for multiple architectures and image flavors, consolidating security fixes across the release spectrum and aligning with Oracle Linux advisories. The changes were implemented with attention to release-note clarity and CI/CD pipeline compatibility to minimize disruption for downstream users.

Monthly summary for 2025-09 highlighting key features, major fixes, and overall impact. Focused on delivering security and stability improvements for critical container images used across deployments.