Why “RHEL” is being discussed
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Ubuntu finally updated their page ( https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-98432 ) today... not to release any actual fixes, but to finally add mitigation step…
by ranger_danger · Nov 3, 2026
Rocky was created by one of CentOS’s founders, so is closer to CentOS’s original vision. It’s also closer to upstream RHEL. Alma is more a minor fork from RHEL than a RHEL clone.
by strenholme · Nov 3, 2026
RHEL did release a new kernel. Presumably it has the fix (though I guess I didn't actually check)
by cozzyd · Nov 3, 2026
Rhel had patches on saturday.
by worthless-trash · Nov 3, 2026
Yeah, there's definitely more to the story about exploitability that Anthropic isn't telling us. RHEL didn't release a patch until yesterday either.
by secabeen · Nov 2, 2026
It's about using a certified cryptography implementation. Presumably RHEL has such a certification, while Debian has a compliant but uncertified implementation. This isn't relev…
by CodesInChaos · Nov 2, 2026
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a commercial Linux distribution developed by Red Hat. 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. Fedora Linux and CentOS Stream serve as its upstream sources. All of Red Hat's official support and training, together with the Red Hat Certification Program, focuses on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform. Read more on Wikipedia