Endor Magic Patches

Learn how to use Endor Magic Patches and understand why they are beneficial.

Endor Magic Patches is a curated repository of software packages with backported vulnerability fixes for your security and convenience. Endor Labs identifies vulnerable functions and the commits that fixed each vulnerability in the open-source community. These fixes, along with necessary supporting commits, are applied to older software versions to create a minimum viable security patch for each library supported by Endor Labs. See Connect to the Endor Patch Factory to get started.

Endor Magic Patches are not magical but result from extensive work. In security, trust is crucial. Therefore, the patch details are fully transparent. The builds are hermetic ensuring they are consistent, reproducable, and reliable. The exact code changes, along with builds, build steps, and logs, are auditable and available for review. See information about patch transparency and trust for more details

Customers can access Endor Magic Patches patches through a hosted repository, where each software component has three types of versions:

  • A version associated with a specific patch date for build reproducibility.
  • A version with the latest patched version of a library, incorporating all current patches. This can be used by appending -endor-latest to a package version.
  • A version matching the upstream open-source version, allowing users to use the patched version without code changes. See streaming patch versions for more information on how to stream an Endor Magic Patch.

By minimizing changes to fix known vulnerabilities and providing complete transparency, Endor Magic Patches offer a comprehensive solution to help teams quickly address vulnerabilities, even when a fix is challenging.


Connect to the Endor Labs Patch Factory

Learn how to connect to the Endor Labs Patch Factory and use an Endor Magic Patch.

Patch streaming

Learn how to minimize changes for an Endor Magic Patch.

Patch transparency

Build trust in your Endor Magic Patches.