CVE-2015-7547 glibc fix

[genesteinberg]

OK so we're good then.

glibc-2.17-106.el7_2.4.x86_64

Peace,
Gene

[icest0rm]

hi,
anyone can explain me why if I did a:

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[root@tvcnt6mailrelay ~]# yum updateinfo list cves
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: mirrors.prometeus.net
 * extras: mirrors.prometeus.net
 * updates: mirrors.prometeus.net
updateinfo list done
[root@tvcnt6mailrelay ~]#

I got nothing...

if I did:

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[root@tvcnt6mailrelay ~]# yum --security check-update
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security
base                                                                                                                                            | 3.7 kB     00:00
base/primary_db                                                                                                                                 | 3.6 MB     00:10
extras                                                                                                                                          | 3.4 kB     00:00
extras/primary_db                                                                                                                               |  30 kB     00:00
updates                                                                                                                                         | 3.4 kB     00:00
updates/primary_db                                                                                                                              | 3.7 MB     00:10
Limiting package lists to security relevant ones
No packages needed for security; 313 packages available
[root@tvcnt6mailrelay ~]#

I got nothing...

but when I did:

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[root@tvcnt6mailrelay ~]# yum update glibc
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: mirror.crazynetwork.it
 * extras: mirror.crazynetwork.it
 * updates: mirror.crazynetwork.it
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package glibc.i686 0:2.12-1.107.el6_4.5 will be updated
--> Processing Dependency: glibc = 2.12-1.107.el6_4.5 for package: glibc-headers-2.12-1.107.el6_4.5.i686
--> Processing Dependency: glibc = 2.12-1.107.el6_4.5 for package: glibc-common-2.12-1.107.el6_4.5.i686
--> Processing Dependency: glibc = 2.12-1.107.el6_4.5 for package: glibc-devel-2.12-1.107.el6_4.5.i686
---> Package glibc.i686 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.7 will be an update
--> Running transaction check
---> Package glibc-common.i686 0:2.12-1.107.el6_4.5 will be updated
---> Package glibc-common.i686 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.7 will be an update
---> Package glibc-devel.i686 0:2.12-1.107.el6_4.5 will be updated
---> Package glibc-devel.i686 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.7 will be an update
---> Package glibc-headers.i686 0:2.12-1.107.el6_4.5 will be updated
---> Package glibc-headers.i686 0:2.12-1.166.el6_7.7 will be an update
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

I found the glibc fix...

shouldn't I find it with yum --security?
why it showed me no security package availables?

[avij]

hi,
anyone can explain me why if I did a:
...
shouldn't I find it with yum --security?
why it showed me no security package availables?

This was already explained in this same topic; see these two messages.

[icest0rm]

ok, thanks for pointing that out...again..