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QRadar EDR (formerly ReaQta): Verifying kernel headers match the version of the kernel used by the Linux system

How To


Summary

This article covers the checks to verify whether your kernel headers match the exact version of the kernel running by the Linux system on which you are currently installing the QRadar EDR (formerly ReaQta) Linux agent version 0.60.0.

Objective

In order to compile the kernel version-specific eBPF object, Falco needs some specific Linux kernel headers.

Steps

Depending on the Linux distribution, there are different ways to get the Kernel and header version.
 

Ubuntu, Debian:

To check current kernel version type: uname-a
To check kernel header version type: apt list linux-headers-$(uname -r)

CentOS, RHEL, and OpenSUSE:

To check current kernel version type: uname-a
To check kernel header version type: rpm -q kernel-devel

Document Location

Worldwide

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Product Synonym

ReaQta

Document Information

Modified date:
16 May 2023

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ibm16843059