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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2022
Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Pierre-Yves Chibon, Puteaux, FR;
Leigh Griffin, Waterford, IE;
Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for automated targeted patching of a target system. In one embodiment the present disclosure includes a method for compiling binary files from a source code package; running a diff tool to determine differences between the binary files and an application already installed on a target system; generating, based on the determined differences, a patch that includes at least one file to be installed on the target system; generating, a mapping file, the mapping file including information on where the at least one file will be installed on the target system; combining, the mapping file and the patch into a patch package; and installing the patch package on the target system.