Linux Kernel Module (KMOD) update notification July 2nd 2026

Products

• Data Center Security Monitoring Edition
• Data Center Security Server
• Data Center Security Server Advanced

Issue/Introduction

New kernel support for DCS Agents

Updated KMOD driver for RHEL 8 to address a rare issue with netstat command when using IPS

Environment

Symantec Data Center Security 

• Ubuntu 22 x86_64 and Ubuntu 24 x86_64
  • DCS Agent 6.9.3 to 6.10.1
  • KMOD 10.0.8.2822
    
    
• RHEL 8 Update
  • DCS Agent 6.9.1 to 6.10.1
  • RHEL 8 x86_64
  • KMOD 10.0.8.2818

Resolution

Updated RHEL 8 Driver

An updated KMOD driver for RHEL 8 to address a rare issue with netstat command when using IPS has been released

• DCS Agent Version: DCS 6.9.1 to DCS 6.10.1
• KMOD Version 10.0.8.2818

New Kernel Support

The Symantec engineering team has qualified Data Center Security (DCS) on the following versions of DCS and Linux kernel module (KMOD).

New kernel support is added to the following Linux platforms for DCS 6.10.1 with KMOD 10.0.8.2822

• Ubuntu 24 x86_64

  • 6.8.0-1060-aws

  • 6.8.0-134-generic

• Ubuntu 22 x86_64

  • 6.8.0-1060-aws

For a full listing of all Linux distributions certified* by Symantec engineering, please access the List of kernels supported in DCS 6.10.1.
Visit our Symantec Data Center Security on-line help for more assistance.

New kernel support is added to the following Linux platforms for DCS 6.10.0 with KMOD 10.0.8.2822:

• Ubuntu 24 x86_64

  • 6.8.0-1060-aws

  • 6.8.0-134-generic

• Ubuntu 22 x86_64

  • 6.8.0-1060-aws

For a full listing of all Linux distributions certified* by Symantec engineering, please access the List of kernels supported in DCS 6.10.0.
Visit our Symantec Data Center Security on-line help for more assistance.

 

New kernel support is added to the following Linux platforms for DCS 6.9.3 with KMOD 10.0.8.2822:

• Ubuntu 22 x86_64

  • 6.8.0-1060-aws

For a full listing of all Linux distributions certified* by Symantec engineering, please access the List of kernels supported in DCS 6.9.3.
Visit our Symantec Data Center Security on-line help for more assistance.

 

Additional Information

* On average, Symantec engineering certifies new Linux kernel modules every two weeks. In some cases, certifying certain Linux kernel modules may take longer.