KSPLICE

Not all patches are created equal. Ksplice patches run-time security vulnerabilities and stability bugs. Whether it's the latest CVE targeting the network stack, an overflow in the DNS resolver, or a kernel panic caused by a poorly written driver, Ksplice will quickly provide protection to your system, without rebooting or restarting applications... Ksplice supports the latest kernels from Oracle, including the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel and the Red Hat Compatible Kernel, as well as kernels from Ubuntu and CentOS... Ksplice supports glibc and openssl for all Oracle Linux versions that are covered by Oracle Linux Premier Support.