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Patch Management

Supported Windows versions

Patch Management supports all Windows versions compatible with Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools:

Supported Linux distributions

Patch Management for Linux is supported on the following 64-bit distributions:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux:

    • RHEL 8: 8.0 or later

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise:

    • SLES 12: SP5 or later

    • SLES 15: SP5 or later

    • SLED 15: SP5 or later

Patch Management is unsupported on Linux distributions running inside WSL2.

Additional requirements and limitations

  • A valid and active Red Hat or SUSE subscription is required for your Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise endpoint.

  • Patch Caching Server supports caching only for Windows patches. Linux updates are not cached by relays.

  • If a Linux update requires a restart, the endpoint must be rebooted manually, as automatic reboot is not supported by Patch Management tasks.

  • Patch Management for Linux can deploy updates only for operating system packages and software distributed through the OS package manager. It does not support patching third-party applications that are installed outside the package manager.

Supported macOS versions

Patch Management supports macOS Monterey (version 12) and later.

Additional requirements

Patch Management requires Full Disk Access permissions on endpoints for Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools components.