Dotan Cohen wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 16:23, Phil Schaffner
> <Philip.R.Schaffner@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I'd have a look at why an apparently Internet-facing server is 5 point
>> releases, plus a lot of subsequent errata, behind the current 5.7
>> release level; and what resultant vulnerabilities might have been exploited.
>>
>>
>
> Thanks. There are a lot of very specific software on that server that
> precludes it from being updated. I believe that 5.2 still is seeing
> security updates, no?
>
> In any case, a complete reinstall with either 5.2 or a latter version
> is pretty much out of the question for now, though I will try to see
> what needs to be done in that direction. In the meantime, where should
> I concentrate my efforts?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
Hi Dotan,
I think that you are mistaken in your belief that 5.2 is still receiving
security updates. CentOS 5 is still receiving updates but to benefit
from them you have to be at the latest point release, at the moment 5.7.
Regards
ChrisG
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