Embedded devices (routers, IoT sensors) often have cryptic version strings. For example:
Firmware: v2.1.4 (waaa412)
Patch: rima_araiun/015519
Status: applied at 01:55:19 UTC
If the device logs min patched, it might indicate the patch was applied 15,519 minutes after the last reboot.
If 015519 min is indeed the age, convert:
15519 minutes ÷ 60 = 258.65 hours ÷ 24 = 10.78 days.
If your system was last patched ~11 days ago, that’s a strong indicator that the min refers to elapsed time since patching.
If your logs look like the keyword in this article, consider refactoring your patching logging format to include:
Example clear format:
2025-04-03T08:00:00Z host=server01 patch=CVE-2024-1234 applied_by=rima.araiun duration=45s status=success
In IoT or router firmware, you sometimes see concatenated identifiers like this during boot or after a hotfix. min patched suggests the patch was small (maybe a single file or memory offset).