Patch Management
Supported Windows versions
Patch Management supports all Windows versions compatible with Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools:
Windows for workstations (Windows 8 and later)
Windows for servers (Server 2012 and later)
Supported Linux distributions
Patch Management for Linux (Cross Platform SDK) supports only 64-bit distributions as follows:
CentOS 7 – GA+ (currently 7.2003).
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
RHEL 7 – GA+ (7.1-7.9).
RHEL 8 – GA+ (currently 8.4).
SUSE Linux Enterprise (Server S and Desktop D)
SLES 12 – SP4
SLES 15 – GA+ (Currently SP5)
SLED 15 – GA+ (Currently SP5)
Additional requirements and limitations
Red Hat subscription required (Rely on Package Manager).
RHEL and SLE/SLED subscriptions required.
Relays will only retrieve Windows Applicable Patches.
Patch Management tasks currently do not reboot Linux endpoints.
Important
Unlike on Windows, Patch Management for Linux supports only OS pre-packed and related products and applications (not 3rd party). At the same time, it does not support patches without a product association.
Supported macOS versions
Patch Management supports macOS Big Sur (version 11) and later.
Additional requirements
Patch Management requires Full Disk Access permissions on endpoints for Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools components.