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Ubuntu Livepatch Requires An Internet Connection

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Ubuntu Livepatch Requires An Internet Connection . Ubuntu advantage/livepatch is free for up to 3 machines (or 50 with community account). The button is unmovable / remains in the off position. SoftwareUpdates Ubuntu Wiki from wiki.ubuntu.com As you can already see, since the livepatch is a kernel module, it follows the same process required when writing a kernel module. When a high or critical vulnerability is detected on the linux kernel canonical creates a livepatch addressing the vulnerability. Livepatch eliminates the need for unplanned maintenance windows for high and critical severity kernel vulnerabilities by patching the linux kernel while the system runs.