Avaya Aura Security Service Packs overview

Last Updated : Jun 10, 2026 |

With Avaya Aura® Release 10.1.x, Avaya introduced a common version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.4 or RHEL 8.10 to its Avaya Aura® platform. With the common versions of RHELs, Avaya has also changed how it provides and installs Security Service Packs (SSPs). Following Avaya Aura® applications support RHEL:

  • Avaya Aura® System Manager

  • Avaya Aura® Session Manager

  • Avaya Aura® Communication Manager

  • Avaya Aura® Application Enablement Services

Note:

  • Beginning with Communication Manager Release 10.1, security updates (Linux and Kernel) are provided in an SSP. There is no longer a separate Kernel Service Pack (KSP).

  • Beginning with Application Enablement Services Release 10.1, Linux Security Updates (LSU) are now provided in an SSP. LSU is no longer available.

SSPs are cumulative for each release. The current SSP for a release includes the fixes from all previous SSPs for that release.

SSPs are applicable for Avaya Aura® Release 10.2.x running on:

  • Avaya Solutions Platform 130 Release 5.1.x

  • Avaya Solutions Platform S8300 Release 5.1 (For Communication Manager or Branch Session Manager)

  • Avaya Solutions Platform 130 Release 6.0 (KVM on RHEL 8.10)

  • Customer-provided VMware® certified hardware

Note:

SSPs are not applicable for Software-Only deployments.

SSPs are applicable to Avaya Aura® OVA-based 10.2.x deployments.

SSP file format and command

File format of SSP is as follows:

AV-<product name><mainline release version>-RHEL<number>-SSP-<SSP #>-<build #>.tar.bz2

Where:

  • <product name> Name of the application.

    For example:

    <product name>

    Application

    CM

    Communication Manager

    SMGR

    System Manager

    SM

    Session Manager

    AES

    Application Enablement Services

  • <Mainline release version> Mainline release version for the application. For example, 10.1.

  • RHEL <number> RHEL version used in the Avaya Aura® application. For example, RHEL 8.4 or RHEL 8.10.

  • SSP-<SSP #> A three-digit number that defines the SSP version. For example, the first SSP # is 001.

  • <build #> Build number associated with the SSP version. For example, AV-CM10.2-RHEL8.X-SSP-001-05.tar.bz2.

You can use the av-update-os command to install SSP and the av-version command to view the SSP version running on the application.

SSPs product change notice (PCN) reference

  • For more information about Avaya Aura® System Manager 10.2.x SSP - S2 - Software, see PCN2163S.

  • For more information about Avaya Aura® Session Manager 10.2.x SSP - S2 - Software, see PCN2161S.

  • For more information about Avaya Aura® Communication Manager 10.2.x SSP - S2 - Software, see PCN2159S.

  • For more information about Avaya Aura® Application Enablement Services 10.2.x SSP - S2 - Software, see PCN2165S.

  • For more information about Avaya Aura® WebLM 10.2.x SSP - S2 - Software, see PCN2167S (For future use upon the release of Avaya Aura® WebLM R10.2.x.)