Live patching is a way of updating a running system without stopping it. It is best known as a technique for keeping Linux servers updated to the latest security levels without affecting downtime.

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PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CloudLinux announced today that its KernelCare service now supports the Raspberry Pi platform providing live patching for the running kernel with zero downtime -- ...

Suse has announced that it is developing kGraft, an open-source kernel patcher that will remove the need for restarting a Linux system updating the kernel. KGraft is expected to have its first release ...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CloudLinux announces that its automated, live kernel patching service KernelCare can be deployed with Microsoft making it possible to update entire networks of ...

The open source bloodline (no pun intended) in this year’s Heartbleed security bug has predictably fuelled our interest in Linux-related cryptographic functions and “open” technology safety in general ...

Canonical has announced its ‘Livepatch Service’ which any user can enable on their current installations to eliminate the need for rebooting their machine after installing an update for the Linux ...

Two competing approaches for live kernel patching have been fused into a hybrid strategy and submitted for acceptance to Linux 3.20 kernel Life’s choices often amount to one of two options: Linux or ...

Live patching of the Linux kernel in the recent enterprise release of SUSE Linux (SLES) will from now on be available to all and sundry. At the time of release, the technology, kGraft was available in ...