OSDOCS-21986: Add 4.12.97 z-stream release notes

[bjahagir-OpenShift]

Version
4.12

Issue
https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/OSDOCS-21986

Doc preview link
https://119190--ocpdocs-pr.netlify.app/openshift-enterprise/latest/release_notes/ocp-4-12-release-notes.html#zstream-4-12-97-about_release-notes

QE review
N/A

Additional information

• Shipment MR: https://gitlab.cee.redhat.com/hybrid-platforms/art/ocp-shipment-data/-/merge_requests/765
• ART Dashboard: https://art-dash.engineering.redhat.com/dashboard/release/openshift-4.12
• Errata: RHSA-2026:59833 (primary) / RHSA-2026:59830 (RPM companion)

[openshift-ci-robot]

@bjahagir-OpenShift: This pull request references OSDOCS-21986 which is a valid jira issue.

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Summary

• Adds z-stream release notes for OCP 4.12.97
• Jira: https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/OSDOCS-21986
• Shipment MR: https://gitlab.cee.redhat.com/hybrid-platforms/art/ocp-shipment-data/-/merge_requests/765
• ART Dashboard: https://art-dash.engineering.redhat.com/dashboard/release/openshift-4.12
• Errata: RHSA-2026:59833 (primary) / RHSA-2026:59830 (RPM companion)

Advisory-only release

• No documentable bugs (19 YAML keys, all auto-closed)
• Module text: "There are no notable fixed issues in this release."

Jira RN text populated (pre-step)

Key	Action	Source
OCPBUGS-102249	Auto-closed	RN Not Required
OCPBUGS-102242	Auto-closed	RN Not Required
OCPBUGS-102187	Auto-closed	RN Not Required
OCPBUGS-102125	Auto-closed	RN Not Required
OCPBUGS-102112	Auto-closed	RN Not Required
OCPBUGS-92173	Auto-closed	Red Hat Employee
OCPBUGS-90805	Auto-closed	Red Hat Employee
OCPBUGS-88580	Auto-closed	RN Not Required
OCPBUGS-88443	Auto-closed	RN Not Required
OCPBUGS-88403	Auto-closed	RN Not Required
OCPBUGS-88371	Auto-closed	RN Not Required
OCPBUGS-85461	Auto-closed	Red Hat Employee
OCPBUGS-83660	Auto-closed	RN Not Required
OCPBUGS-82178	Auto-closed	Red Hat Employee
OCPBUGS-82167	Auto-closed	Red Hat Employee
OCPBUGS-81656	Auto-closed	Red Hat Employee
OCPBUGS-81593	Auto-closed	RN Not Required
OCPBUGS-76883	Auto-closed	Red Hat Employee
OCPBUGS-76839	Auto-closed	RN Not Required

Summary: 19 issues auto-closed (12 RN-NR + 7 Red Hat Employee)

Documented

• None (advisory-only release)

Skipped (not documented)

Key	Reason
OCPBUGS-102249	Release Note Not Required
OCPBUGS-102242	Release Note Not Required
OCPBUGS-102187	Release Note Not Required
OCPBUGS-102125	Release Note Not Required
OCPBUGS-102112	Release Note Not Required
OCPBUGS-92173	Internal (Red Hat Employee security level)
OCPBUGS-90805	Internal (Red Hat Employee security level)
OCPBUGS-88580	Release Note Not Required
OCPBUGS-88443	Release Note Not Required
OCPBUGS-88403	Release Note Not Required
OCPBUGS-88371	Release Note Not Required
OCPBUGS-85461	Internal (Red Hat Employee security level)
OCPBUGS-83660	Release Note Not Required
OCPBUGS-82178	Internal (Red Hat Employee security level)
OCPBUGS-82167	Internal (Red Hat Employee security level)
OCPBUGS-81656	Internal (Red Hat Employee security level)
OCPBUGS-81593	Release Note Not Required
OCPBUGS-76883	Internal (Red Hat Employee security level)
OCPBUGS-76839	Release Note Not Required

Scope notes

• Shipment YAML keys: 19
• All 19 issues are CVE-related security fixes
• Primary advisory: RHSA-2026:59833 (container images)
• Companion advisory: RHSA-2026:59830 (RPM packages)

Test plan

• Issued date placeholder <DD Month YYYY> will be updated when errata is published
• Primary + companion advisory links correct
• Vale clean on new module files (0 errors)
• Three-file structure matches 4.12.96 pattern (about, fixed-issues, updating)

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[ocpdocs-previewbot]

🤖 Thu Sep 03 03:49:03 - Prow CI generated the docs preview:

https://119190--ocpdocs-pr.netlify.app/openshift-enterprise/latest/release_notes/ocp-4-12-release-notes.html

[bjahagir-OpenShift]

/test validate-asciidoc

[openshift-ci]

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[bjahagir-OpenShift]

/label merge-review-needed

[lahinson]

LGTM