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Are MS, RHEL, Oracle Linux & docker patches cumulative

For some vendors (ie in the case of Oracle), the latest patches would have
covered all past patches ie they're cumulative.

What about MS (windows 2012 & above), RedHat Linux (RHEL 6-8), Oracle Linux & docker patches?
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So from Dr Klahn's reply & the links from BTan, looks like
MS offers both cumulative plus non-cumulative patches?

One question: in the event an Oracle CPU (cumulative
patch) cause a disruption, is there any way to skip out the
offending sub-patch or update & still patch with others?
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Agree,  security is a risk (ie chance it may or may not happen);
while if a patch has disrupted availability, it's not a chance anymore
but a reality that's happening.

Unless we're referring to a patch (eg: a Y2k) that's meant to fix
an issue that had already resulted in unavailability
Regarding patches.

It's usually easier to recover some minor software problem caused by a bad patch, than cleanse a machine after it's hacked.

For those who prefer Linux patches that pretty much work every time, stick with Ubuntu.

Other Distros... patch testing seems to vary wildly...