This topic describes Carbon Black App Control Linux Agents and operating systems.

For more information, see the VMware Carbon Black App Control Support Policy and the Linux Agent Support Life Cycle Status.

All Linux agents run on an x64 architecture.

Note: - (hyphen) indicates through and inclusive of; for example, 7.4.2-8.7.0 indicates 7.4.2 through and inclusive of 8.7.0.
Note: Kernel numbers of RHEL, CentOS, and Oracle RHCK security/maintenance updates are not provided in the tables below. + (plus sign) indicates support for any security/maintenance kernel updates/versions following an initial RHEL, CentOS, or Oracle RHCK GA release, unless otherwise noted below.

Some agent versions listed here may no longer be supported. Please consult the Linux Agent Support Life Cycle Status page for information on agent life cycle support status.

Table 1. Supported Linux Operating Systems and Respective Agents

Operating System (GA Releases Only)

OS Version

Kernel(s)

Linux Agent Version (P = Patch)
RHEL 9 9.4

5.14.0-427+

8.7.24, 8.8.2
9.3

5.14.0-362.8.1+

8.7.20-8.8.2
9.2

5.14.0-284+

8.7.16-8.8.2
9.1

5.14.0-162+

8.7.12-8.8.2
9.0

5.14.0-70+

8.7.12-8.8.2
RHEL 8, CentOS 8 (Up to 8.5) 8.10

4.18.0-553+

8.7.24, 8.8.2
8.9

4.18.0-513.5.1+

8.7.20-8.8.2
8.8

4.18.0-477+

8.7.16-8.8.2
8.7

4.18.0-425+

8.7.14-8.8.2
8.6

4.18.0-372+

8.7.8-8.8.2
8.5

4.18.0-348+

8.7.6-8.8.2
8.4

4.18.0-305+

8.7.2-8.8.2
8.3

4.18.0-221+

8.5.4-8.8.2
8.2

4.18.0-193+

7.4.6-8.8.2
8.1

4.18.0-147+

7.4.4-8.8.2
8.0

4.18.0-80+

7.4.2-8.8.2

RHEL 7, CentOS 7

 7.9

3.10.0-1160+

8.5.2-8.8.2
7.8

3.10.0-1127+

7.4.4-8.8.2
7.7

3.10.0-1062+

7.4.2-8.8.2
7.6

3.10.0-957+

7.2.4.2301 (P7), 7.4.0-8.8.2
7.5

3.10.0-862+

7.2.4.2245 (P5)-8.8.2
7.4

3.10.0-693+

7.2.4.1611 (P4)-8.8.2
7.3

3.10.0-514+

7.2.4-8.8.2
7.2

3.10.0-327+

7.2.4-8.8.2
7.1

3.10.0-229+

7.2.4-8.8.2
7.0

3.10.0-123+

7.2.4-8.8.2

RHEL 6, CentOS 6

6.10

2.6.32-754+

7.2.4.2252 (P6)-8.7.24
6.9 2.6.32-696.23.1+ 7.2.4.1611 (P4)-8.7.24
6.9 2.6.32-696 - 2.6.32-696.20.1+ 7.2.4.1611 (P4)-8.7.24
6.8 2.6.32-642+

7.2.4-8.7.24
6.7 2.6.32-573+

7.2.4-8.7.24
6.6 2.6.32-504+

7.2.4-8.7.24
6.5 2.6.32-431.96.1+

7.2.4-8.7.24
6.4 2.6.32-358+

7.2.4-8.7.24
6.3 2.6.32-279+

7.2.4-8.7.24
6.2 2.6.32-220+

7.2.4-8.7.24

Oracle RHCK

9.4

5.14.0-362.8.1+

8.7.24, 8.8.2

9.3

5.14.0-362.8.1+

8.7.20-8.8.2

9.2

5.14.0-284.11.1+

8.7.16-8.8.2

9.1

5.14.0-162.6.1+

8.7.12-8.8.2

9.0

5.14.0-70.13.1+

8.7.12-8.8.2

8.9

4.18.0-xxx.yy.z+

8.7.16-8.8.2

8.8

4.18.0-477.10.1+

8.7.16-8.8.2

8.7

4.18.0-425.3.1+

8.7.14-8.8.2

8.6

4.18.0-372.9.1+

8.7.8-8.8.2

8.5

4.18.0-348+

8.7.6-8.8.2

8.4

4.18.0-305+

8.7.2-8.8.2

8.3

4.18.0-240+

8.5.4-8.8.2

8.2

4.18.0-193+

7.4.6-8.8.2

8.1

4.18.0-147+

7.2.4-8.8.2

8.0

4.18.0-80+

7.4.2-8.8.2

7.9

3.10.0-1160+

8.5.2-8.8.2

7.8

3.10.0-1127+

7.4.4-8.8.2

7.7

3.10.0-1062+

7.4.2-8.8.2

7.6

3.10.0-957+

7.2.4.2301 (P7), 7.4.0-8.8.2

7.5

3.10.0-862+

7.2.4.2245 (P5)-8.8.2

7.4

3.10.0-693+

7.2.4.1611 (P4)-8.8.2

7.3

3.10.0-514+

7.2.4-8.8.2

7.2

3.10.0-327+

7.2.4-8.8.2

7.1

3.10.0-229+

7.2.4-8.8.2

7.0

3.10.0-123+

7.2.4-8.8.2

6.10

2.6.32-754+

7.2.4.2252 (P6)-8.7.24

6.9

2.6.32-696+

7.2.4.1611 (P4)-8.7.24

6.9

2.6.32-696 - 2.6.32-696.20.1+

7.2.4-8.7.24

6.8

2.6.32-642+

7.2.4-8.7.24

Limitations and Requirements for Carbon Black App Control

  • Requires installation of gawk, unzip (for upgrades), libicu, libuuid, and gtk2 (if graphical Carbon Black App Control Notifier is desired) rpms.
  • Custom kernels are not supported, including Oracle UEK kernels.
  • Support for LSM is required.
  • At least 2 GB of physical memory.
Important: The operating systems listed in the following table are no longer considered supported because there are no supported agents validated to work with them.
Table 2. Unsupported Linux Operating Systems and Respective Agents

Operating System

OS Version

Kernel(s)

Linux Agent Version (P = Patch)