Why is Centos 6 still using openssl 1.0.1e?

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elustran
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Why is Centos 6 still using openssl 1.0.1e?

Post by elustran » 2015/03/19 16:45:15

I mean, it looks like an updated fork of the package or something, but why not follow the main line? 1.0.1e is quite old.
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Re: Why is Centos 6 still using openssl 1.0.1e?

Post by avij » 2015/03/19 16:51:43

Please read https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/backporting/ for starters. If you still have concerns, let us know.
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