With Linux containers, if I need to patch for a vulnerability such as GHOST, do I patch the underlying OS, the container or both?

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Issue

  • With Linux containers, if I need to patch for a vulnerability such as GHOST, do I patch the underlying OS, the container or both
  • When would I patch the OS?
  • When would I patch the container?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.x

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