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# Linux Features

The following features were added to Cortex XDR agents running on Linux endpoints:

### Cortex XDR Agent for Kubernetes Hosts

(Requires a Cortex XDR Cloud per Host license)

Starting with this release, you can deploy the Cortex XDR agent on Kubernetes Clusters as a daemonSet on any Kubernetes cluster. Being natively integrated in Kubernetes using the deamonSet, the agent provides visibility into containers and ensures full coverage of your critical production workloads.

To deploy the agent, you must have the new license type Cloud per Host and then create a Cortex XDR agent YAML installation package in Cortex XDR which allows you to configure attributes such as namespace default value and nodeselector. Once the Kubernetes agent is running on the endpoint, Cortex XDR displays the Kubernetes Cluster and includes in the causality card a visual indication on processes that are running within containers, including information about the container itself such as its name, ID, image, etc.

For more information, refer to [Cortex XDR agent administrator guide](/cortex-xdr-agent/9.2/introduction.md).

### Quarantine Malicious ELF Files

You can now configure your anti-malware flow to automatically quarantine malicious ELF files. To enable this capability, adjust your [Malware Security Profile](/cortex-xdr-3.x/cortex-xdr-3.x-documentation/endpoint-security/install-and-manage-endpoints/set-up-endpoint-protection/set-up-endpoint-profiles-and-exception-rules/set-up-malware-prevention-profiles.md) settings.

### Improved Logs Protection

The Cortex XDR agent logs directory is now accessible to privileged users only.


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