How can I apply a security patch without upgrading the OS on Rocky Linux 9.4?
NAME=“Rocky Linux”
VERSION=“9.4 (Blue Onyx)”
ID=“rocky”
ID_LIKE=“rhel centos fedora”
VERSION_ID=“9.4”
PLATFORM_ID=“platform:el9”
PRETTY_NAME=“Rocky Linux 9.4 (Blue Onyx)”
ANSI_COLOR=“0;32”
LOGO=“fedora-logo-icon”
CPE_NAME=“cpe:/o:rocky:rocky:9::baseos”
Rocky Linux 9.4 is not supported, nor is cherry picking updates. You can make your system unstable by doing this.
What is your need to “stay” on an unsupported version of Rocky Linux 9?
Thank you for your concern. Our product has a critical dependency on Rocky Linux 9.4, and due to compatibility and validation requirements, we are currently unable to upgrade the OS during security patch cycles. To maintain system stability and ensure continued support for our application, we’ve configured the system to prevent unintended OS upgrades. Any OS version changes will be made only after necessary configuration updates and validation are completed.
We understand the risks and are taking a controlled approach to maintain both security and compatibility.
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