Everything you need to keep Linux patched.

CVE-aware patch detection, exploitability ranking, group-based rollouts, and audit-ready evidence — for every major Linux distro, from one dashboard.

Supported Operating Systems

centos patch management
CentOS
ubuntu patch management
Ubuntu
debian patch management
Debian
rocky linux patch management
Rocky Linux
redhat patch management
RedHat
amazon linux patch management
Amazon Linux
suse and opensuse patch management
SUSE & OpenSUSE
fedora patch management
Fedora
oracle linux patch management
Oracle Linux
vzlinux patch management
Vz Linux
alma linux patch management
Alma Linux
arch linux patch management
Arch Linux

Patch every distro from one dashboard

Stop juggling Ansible playbooks per OS. Manage Ubuntu, RHEL, Debian, CentOS, and SUSE in one place.

  • One agent, one UI, every supported distro — no per-OS workflow to learn.
  • Every SysWard feature works the same way across every supported OS.
  • Consolidate per-OS patching scripts into a single auditable workflow.

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sysward linux patch management features

See your whole fleet at a glance

One dashboard shows what's patched, what's pending, and what hasn't checked in — ranked by what actually needs your attention today.

  • Pending security updates surfaced first, by host.
  • Regular updates kept in a separate queue so noise doesn't drown signal.
  • Recent activity and patch failures visible without drilling down.
  • Stale agents flagged so a "forgotten" host can't slip through.

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find critical linux patches

Only get paged when it actually matters

CVE alerts are matched against the packages actually installed on each host — so you wake up for the vulnerability that affects you, not the 437 that don't.

  • Package-aware CVE matching — never get paged for software you don't run.
  • Email, Slack, and generic-webhook delivery when severity crosses your threshold.
  • Full sudoers support so the agent runs with the privileges you choose.
  • HTTPS and HTTP proxy support — works on air-gapped and locked-down networks.
  • Open-source agent: build it yourself if you need to guarantee what's running.

See your real CVE exposure →

critical linux cve patches

Audit-ready evidence on demand

Every patch, by whom, on which host, at what time — including manual installs done outside SysWard. Searchable, exportable, never overwritten.

  • Per-host history of every patch action — user, host, package, timestamp.
  • Manual apt/yum installs detected and tracked even when applied outside SysWard.
  • Searchable paper trail for SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI — export to CSV or feed into your SIEM.

See the audit trail →

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Roll out patches without breaking prod

Group your hosts however your environment is shaped — QA before prod, region-by-region, customer-by-customer — and roll out patches one tier at a time.

  • Patch QA first, watch for fallout, then push to production — without re-typing the same upgrade command twice.
  • Smart grouping by DNS hostname, subdomain, or arbitrary tags.
  • Filter to the exact set of hosts you mean to touch before you press "apply."

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easy to deploy linux patch management

Patch the same package on hundreds of hosts in one click

Cross-host package view shows every server that has a given package, what version each is on, and which need an upgrade — then patches the whole set in one action.

  • Spot version drift across your fleet at a glance.
  • Group or host-level views — whichever lens you need.
  • One-click upgrade across the matching set, with the same audit trail every action gets.
  • Filter by exact package, OS, or group to scope the rollout.

Fix version drift in one click →

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