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I've never used them, but there does appear to be solutions such as kpatch, to patch a kernel whilst running.
by anfractuosity 7y ago
I've never used them, but there does appear to be solutions such as kpatch, to patch a kernel whilst running.
- cferr 7y agoThat's only intended to be a band-aid until you can do a reboot without heavily impacting users. Say your monthly maintenance isn't for another two weeks, but there's a kernel vulnerability that's very worrisome. You may be able to kpatch it, but you do still need to do a reboot later.