KernelCare

What is KernelCare?

KernelCare is developed by CloudLinux - a company focused on developing solutions that greatly improve stability and reliability of linux servers. CloudLinux was founded in 2009 with headquarters in US, and development offices in Ukraine. The company has technical expertise in kernel development with more 2,500 service providers worldwide using its products. Its CloudLinux OS is used on more than 25,000 shared hosting servers to increased server stability, density and security. For more information, visit www.cloudlinux.com.

Overview

KernelCare technology can generate binary patches for some very complex kernel changes, including changes in kernel modules and kernel data structures. It can patch any kernel level vulnerability, so server operators no longer have to think about kernel updates. Patches are applied automatically as soon as they are available (checks every 4 hours) without the need to reboot.

• Quick to Set Up
• Patches Roll Out Promptly
• No Performance Impact
• Avoid Downtime

Visit the KernelCare website for more information.

Features

Below is a brief list of the features of KernelCare. To find out more information about KernelCare features, click here.

• Quick Setup - Installation is very simple, takes minutes to complete and doesn't require restarting.
• Supports Popular OSs - KernelCare currently supports CentOS and RHEL 5, 6 and 7, CloudLinux 5 and 6, OpenVZ, Virtuozzo, PCS and Debian.
• Patches Roll Out Promptly - The KernelCare monitors security lists and will prepare a patch as soon as they are aware of a vulnerability.
• No Performance Impact - KernelCare loads patches using a special kernel module which takes nanoseconds to run.
• Able to Roll Back Changes - You can roll back applied changes by running a special command.