Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Extended Update Support (EUS) and Enhanced Extended Update Support (Enhanced EUS) FAQ

Question: Which versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 are planned to have EUS and Enhanced EUS support?

Answer: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0, 9.2, 9.4, 9.6, and 9.8 (RHEL 9 minor releases through Full Support Phase). Please see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle page for details.

Question: What are the EUS and Enhanced EUS periods for each RHEL 9 minor release?

Answer:

• Each Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS stream is available for 24 months from the availability of the minor release.
• Each Red Hat Enterprise Linux Enhanced EUS stream is available for 48 months from the availability of the minor release.

Question: Why does the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 EUS and Enhanced EUS Inclusions list have fewer packages than previous Red Hat Enterprise Linux major releases?

Answer: At Red Hat, addressing customers' security risks is of paramount importance. Red Hat recently expanded the scope of addressing fixes or remediations for Red Hat-defined Critical and Important CVEs on all actively supported versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Red Hat no longer limits security fixes to a specific list on either active releases nor EUS or Enhanced EUS releases. By expanding the scope, we hope to reduce the risk profile of our customers, maintain greater stability of their enterprise deployments and lessen the time to resolution of internal security audits.

Question: What security fixes does Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 EUS and Enhanced EUS provide?

Answer: Red Hat may provide security fixes for Red Hat-defined Critical and Important CVEs for packages within Red Hat Enterprise Linux as long as the package is not in end of life.

• Packages within RHEL 9 Application Streams may have a shorter life cycle than a specific RHEL minor release
• Please refer to the Red Hat Application Streams Life Cycle for more details
• The policy applies ONLY on current active minor releases per the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle policy
  NOTE: Active minor releases refers to the period of time a specific minor release is maintained. For example, RHEL 9.0 with EUS is active for 24 months from general availability, and RHEL 9.0 with Enhanced EUS is active for 48 months from general availability

Question: How does Red Hat define Security Ratings?

Answer: Please see the Red Hat Security Team Severity Ratings page.

Question: What Urgent Bug fixes do Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 EUS and Enhanced EUS provide?

Answer: The inclusions list below is a minimum set of packages that apply to Urgent bug fixes.
- bind, bash, chrony, grub2, grubby, glibc, gnutls, httpd, kernel, libgcrypt, libvirt, nss, openssh, openssl, python 3.9, qemu-kvm, rpm, sudo, systemd, wget, yum / dnf
- Urgent bugs not on the list may be addressed at Red Hat discretion.
- The policy applies ONLY on current active minor releases per the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle policy.
NOTE: Active minor releases refers to the period of time a specific minor release is maintained. For example, RHEL 9.0 with EUS is active for 24 months from general availability, and RHEL 9.0 with Enhanced EUS is active for 48 months from general availability.

Question: How do I purchase EUS for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9?

Answer: EUS is included with x86-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Z and LinuxONE with Comprehensive Add-Ons, Premium subscriptions.

EUS is also available as an Add-on to:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server standard subscriptions
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation standard or premium subscriptions
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Power LE
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for ARM

EUS is not available with any Red Hat Enterprise Linux Self-support subscriptions.

Question: How do I purchase Enhanced EUS for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 ?

Answer:
Enhanced EUS is available as an Add-on to:
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server premium and standard subscriptions
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Power LE
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Z and LinuxONE with Comprehensive Add-Ons, Premium
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for ARM

Enhanced EUS is not available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation or any Red Hat Enterprise Linux Self-support subscriptions.

Question: Which versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 are EUS and Enhanced EUS for use with?

Answer: EUS and Enhanced EUS are available for use with Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtual Data Center, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Applications subscriptions. EUS is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Workstation. NOTE: Enhanced EUS is not available for RHEL 9 Workstation.

Question: Which versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 are excluded from use with EUS or Enhanced EUS?

Answer: EUS and Enhanced EUS are not available as an Add-on to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Self-support. NOTE: Enhanced EUS is not available for RHEL 9 Workstation.

Question: Which architectures are supported with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 EUS?

Answer: EUS and Enhanced EUS on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 are supported on x86-64, IBM Power LE, IBM z Systems, and ARM64.

Question: How to Subscribe to Enhanced Extended Update Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux on RHEL 9?

Answer: Use the instructions in the article "How to Subscribe to Enhanced Extended Update Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux on RHEL 9".