The software described in this documentation is either in Extended Support or Sustaining Support. See https://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/enterprise-linux-support-policies-069172.pdf for more information.
Oracle recommends that you upgrade the software described by this documentation as soon as possible.
You can use Ksplice to bring the following Oracle Linux kernels up to date with the latest important security and bug fix patches:
All Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel versions for Oracle Linux 5 and Oracle Linux 6 starting with 2.6.32-100.28.9 (released March 16, 2011).
All Oracle Linux 6 kernels starting with the official release.
All Oracle Linux 5 Red Hat Compatible Kernels starting with Oracle Linux 5.4 (2.6.18-164.el5, released September 9, 2009).
All Oracle Linux 5 Red Hat Compatible Kernels with bug fixes added by Oracle starting with Oracle Linux 5.6 (2.6.18-238.0.0.0.1.el5, released January 22, 2011).
To confirm whether a particular kernel is supported, install the Ksplice Uptrack client or Ksplice Enhanced Client on a system that is running the kernel.
If your system is currently running Red Hat Enterprise Linux
and you have recently migrated to Oracle Linux Premier
Support, you can use Ksplice to update the existing Red Hat
Enterprise Linux kernel. You do not need to switch to the Red
Hat Compatible Kernel to use Ksplice kernel patches. These
patches are available on ULN as
uptrack-updates-
packages in the Ksplice for Oracle Linux channels.
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For questions about supported kernels, send e-mail to ksplice-support_ww@oracle.com.