The software described in this documentation is either no longer supported or is in extended support.
Oracle recommends that you upgrade to a current supported release.

12.1 Supported Kernels

You can use Ksplice Uptrack to bring the following Oracle Linux kernels up to date with the latest important security and bug fix patches:

  • All Oracle Linux 6 and Oracle Linux 7 kernels starting with the official release.

  • 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 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 Uptrack client on a system that is running the kernel.

If you have a question about supported kernels, send e-mail to ksplice-support_ww@oracle.com.