Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel: Releases, patches & end-of-life
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Lifecycle guide for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel from Red Hat

All releases, patches, maintenance and support periods at a glance

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📅 Last update on 2026-03-09

What is Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel?

Automate product release and end-of-life managementRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a Linux distribution developed by Red Hat for the commercial market. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is released in server versions for x86-64, Power ISA, ARM64, and IBM Z and a desktop version for x86-64. All of Red Hat"s official support and training, together with the Red Hat Certification Program, focuses on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform.
 

The entire lifecycle of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel (Red Hat) release, version and end-of-life information
XRed Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel (Red Hat) release, version and end-of-life information
Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel (Red Hat)
 

Facts and figures about Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel

Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel
Vendor
Red Hat
Latest version
6.12.0-212.el10
Number of releases
25
Number of versions
467
Number of unstable versions
15
Number of versions affected by CVE
0
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux
 
 

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