Re: yum-plugin-security

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This plugin does not work on CentOS, at least not yet, there were previous discussions. e.g.
http://centos-devel.1051824.n5.nabble.com/CentOS-devel-yum-plugin-security-and-shellshock-td5710031.html

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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gabriele Pohl" <gp@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, 22 November, 2014 11:49:19
> Subject:  yum-plugin-security

> Hi all,
> 
> I have difficulties to understand the output of yum-plugin-security.
> 
> I am on a X86_64 machine and when I query for security updates,
> yum lists i686 packages, that I don't have installed.
> 
> --------------------
> # yum check-update --security
> Loaded plugins: changelog, fastestmirror, security
> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
> * base: centos.mirror.linuxwerk.com
> * epel: mirrors.n-ix.net
> * extras: centos.mirror.sharkservers.co.uk
> * updates: centos.mirror.sharkservers.co.uk
> Limiting package lists to security relevant ones
> No packages needed for security; 34 packages available
> 
> cyrus-sasl-devel.i686                          2.1.23-15.el6_6.1
> updates
> cyrus-sasl-lib.i686                            2.1.23-15.el6_6.1
> updates
> device-mapper-multipath-libs.i686              0.4.9-80.el6_6.1
> updates
> libXfont.i686                                  1.4.5-4.el6_6
> updates
> nss-softokn.i686                               3.14.3-18.el6_6
> updates
> nss-softokn-freebl.i686                        3.14.3-18.el6_6
> updates
> perl-libs.i686                                 4:5.10.1-136.el6_6.1
> updates
> --------------------
> 
> I would have expected, that it will list no packages,
> as it's statement is "No packages needed for security"
> 
> When I run the query with no filtering on security relevant packages,
> it shows the X86_64 versions of the above listed packages.
> 
> Do we have a problem of inconsistent data in the repo?
> Are only the i686 packages marked with "security-update" flag?
> 
> --------------------
> # yum check-update
> Loaded plugins: changelog, fastestmirror, security
> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
> * base: centos.mirror.linuxwerk.com
> * epel: mirrors.n-ix.net
> * extras: centos.mirror.sharkservers.co.uk
> * updates: centos.mirror.sharkservers.co.uk
> 
> cyrus-sasl.x86_64                              2.1.23-15.el6_6.1
> updates
> cyrus-sasl-devel.x86_64                        2.1.23-15.el6_6.1
> updates
> cyrus-sasl-lib.x86_64                          2.1.23-15.el6_6.1
> updates
> ..
> device-mapper-multipath-libs.x86_64            0.4.9-80.el6_6.1
> updates
> ..
> libXfont.x86_64                                1.4.5-4.el6_6
> updates
> ..
> nss-softokn.x86_64                             3.14.3-18.el6_6
> updates
> nss-softokn-freebl.x86_64                      3.14.3-18.el6_6
> updates
> ..
> perl-libs.x86_64                               4:5.10.1-136.el6_6.1
> updates
> --------------------
> 
> Cheers and thanks for your explanation / instruction
> 
> Gabriele
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