How often Red Hat releases the RHEL patches and upgrades?

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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    • All versions

Issue

  • What is the ETA for the upcoming patch and security releases?
  • What options are available to know if any patch released in the last few days?
  • Does Red Hat release patches (errata) on a certain schedule -- like another software company does on the second Tuesday of each month (I.e. "Patch Tuesday")

Resolution

Red Hat does not have a fixed timeline for releasing patches, therefore, they are released whenever they become available.

Starting with the release of RHEL 8, minor releases are planned for release every six months through the Full Support phase. Please read Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 Life Cycle for more details.

Red Hat gives information about security flaws that affect Red Hat products and services in the form of security advisories.

To know how to get errata notifications in RHSM, refer to the article How do I enable or disable errata alerts/notifications from Red Hat Subscription Management (RHSM)?

For more information, refer Notifications and Advisories.

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