Noam Bernstein
2015-Dec-10 15:16 UTC
[CentOS] when RedHat makes patches for only some versions
I guess this is really a RedHat, not CentOS question, but I?m hoping that someone here will be familiar enough with the upstream policy to have some useful information. How does RedHat decide which versions to release patches for, e.g. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7613 <https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7613> which has only a RH7 erratum, not 6? And are they likely to eventually release a fix for this type of issue for RH6? thanks, Noam ----------------------------------------------------------- Noam Bernstein Center for Materials Physics and Technology Naval Research Laboratory Code 6390 noam.bernstein at nrl.navy.mil phone: 202 404 8628
Leon Fauster
2015-Dec-10 15:40 UTC
[CentOS] when RedHat makes patches for only some versions
Am 10.12.2015 um 16:16 schrieb Noam Bernstein <noam.bernstein at nrl.navy.mil>:> I guess this is really a RedHat, not CentOS question, but I?m hoping that someone here will be familiar enough with the upstream policy to have some useful information. > > How does RedHat decide which versions to release patches for, e.g. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7613 <https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7613> which has only a RH7 erratum, not 6? And are they likely to eventually release a fix for this type of issue for RH6?Generally defined by the production phases: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/ It explains not all but at least the big picture ... -- LF
Noam Bernstein
2015-Dec-10 15:47 UTC
[CentOS] when RedHat makes patches for only some versions
> On Dec 10, 2015, at 10:40 AM, Leon Fauster <leonfauster at googlemail.com> wrote: > > Am 10.12.2015 um 16:16 schrieb Noam Bernstein <noam.bernstein at nrl.navy.mil>: >> I guess this is really a RedHat, not CentOS question, but I?m hoping that someone here will be familiar enough with the upstream policy to have some useful information. >> >> How does RedHat decide which versions to release patches for, e.g. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7613 <https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7613> which has only a RH7 erratum, not 6? And are they likely to eventually release a fix for this type of issue for RH6? > > Generally defined by the production phases: > https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/ > > It explains not all but at least the big picture ?That?s useful, thanks. It does seem to indicate that RH6 is still in production 1, with security and bug fix errata being released. So does that mean that I can expect RH to eventually release a fix for this CVE, but they just haven?t gotten around to it yet? Noam ----------------------------------------------------------- Noam Bernstein Center for Materials Physics and Technology Naval Research Laboratory Code 6390 noam.bernstein at nrl.navy.mil phone: 202 404 8628