Rocky Linux Kernel: Releases, patches & end-of-life
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Lifecycle guide for Rocky Linux Kernel from Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation

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

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📅 Last update on 2026-03-09

What is Rocky Linux Kernel?

Automate product release and end-of-life managementRocky Linux is a community enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with America"s top enterprise Linux distribution now that its downstream partner has shifted direction. It is under intensive development by the community. Rocky Linux is led by Gregory Kurtzer, founder of the CentOS project. Contributors are asked to reach out using the communication options offered on this site.
 

The entire lifecycle of Rocky Linux Kernel

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of Rocky 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.
Rocky Linux Kernel (Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation) release, version and end-of-life information
XRocky Linux Kernel (Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation) release, version and end-of-life information
Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product Rocky Linux Kernel (Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation)
 

Facts and figures about Rocky Linux Kernel

Product
Rocky Linux Kernel
Vendor
Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation
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
Licence
BSD and others
Licence details
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Linux
 
 

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