From: Computer Technology Review
Red Hat launched availability of its Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11, the final minor release of the mature Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Platform, reinstating the company’s commitment to a 10-year product lifecycle for all major Red Hat Enterprise Linux releases with a secure, stable, and reliable platform for critical enterprise applications.
Currently available on the Red Hat Customer Portal, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 is available to all customers and partners with an active Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 remains actively supported until March 31, 2017, when it is scheduled to be retired.
“While Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 is the final minor release of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 platform, the enhancements it offers in terms of security and reliability are designed to maintain the platform’s viability for years to come,” commented Jim Totton, Red Hat’s vice president and general manager for its platform business unit.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 progresses on the security and stability enhancements with additional updates to subscription management, debugging capabilities. It enhances for Red Hat Enterprise Linux guests running on VMware ESXi.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.11 updates OpenSCAP to version 1.0.8, certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) 1.2 in the Authenticated Configuration Scanner category with the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposure (CVE) option.
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