The current version of Rocky Linux is 10.2 (as of 29/05/2026). patchletter checks the official source daily and emails you new releases.
BSI security advisories
Advisories the German BSI (CERT-Bund) published for this product. Whether your version is affected is stated in the advisory itself.
- GNU libc: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service
WID-SEC-W-2026-2740 · 9 Oct
- Grafana: Mehrere Schwachstellen
WID-SEC-W-2026-0224 · 9 Oct
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (dracut): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit Administratorrechten
WID-SEC-W-2026-1977 · 9 Oct
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (GNU coreutils unexpand): Schwachstelle ermöglicht DoS und Manipulation von Dateien
WID-SEC-W-2026-3319 · 9 Oct
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (389-ds-base): Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Codeausführung und DoS
WID-SEC-W-2026-2225 · 9 Oct
- CPython: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service
WID-SEC-W-2026-2272 · 9 Oct
- OpenSSL: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service
WID-SEC-W-2026-2843 · 9 Oct
- libxml2: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service
WID-SEC-W-2025-1325 · 9 Oct
Rocky Linux at a glance
Rocky Linux is a free, community-driven enterprise distribution that is binary-compatible with RHEL — a common choice for stable production servers after CentOS's shift. It tracks RHEL's releases with matching point versions; security updates flow continuously through the repos.
For admins Rocky behaves like RHEL: updates within a version are routine (dnf), and the jump to the next major is a planned migration. Track the end-of-life dates per major version — after that, gaps stay open. Live-patching and management tooling reduce reboots and ease fleet patching. Before major upgrades, check third-party software and driver compatibility, and test critical applications. As a RHEL rebuild, most RHEL guidance and packages apply directly.
Support cycles (endoflife.date)
| Cycle | Latest version | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10.2 | EOL 31 May 35 |
| 9 | 9.8 | EOL 31 May 32 |
| 8 | 8.10 | EOL 31 May 29 |
Version history & changelog · as detected by patchletter
| Version | Channel | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.2 | STABLE | 29/05/2026 | – |
| 10.1 | STABLE | 25/11/2025 | – |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest version of Rocky Linux?
- Rocky Linux 10.2, released 29/05/2026. patchletter checks the vendor's official source daily for new releases.
- Where can I find the Rocky Linux release notes?
- The version history above links to the vendor's official release notes where the vendor publishes them. patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
- How do I get notified about new Rocky Linux updates?
- Tick Rocky Linux off in the catalogue and leave your address. From then on new versions go out by email — one at a time, or bundled in the daily or weekly digest.
An email as soon as a new Rocky Linux version ships
We reconcile the vendor source daily. When a new version appears, it lands in your inbox right away or bundled as a digest. The update email is free and ends with one click. Alerts about vulnerabilities and end of support are part of patchletter Pro.
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