How RedHat Backports Vulnerability Fixes

[der.hans]

Am 12. Jun, 2015 schwätzte Keith Smith so:

> I do some work on a couple CentOS 6.6 servers. Payment Card Industry (PCI) 
> scans seem to always see the server as vulnerable. I've have to submit for a 
> review since the server is not really vulnerable.

Your auditors should understand that and be able to do proper verification.

> I don't think a lot of people understand how RHEL maintains it's packages. I 
> know I did not for a long time.  RedHat backports vulnerability fixes while 
> maintaining the original version number.
>
> Here is a great explanation : 
> https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/backporting/?sc_cid=3093

Thanks for the link! I've mostly understood it, but it's good to have a
handy official reference to point people at.

ciao,

der.hans
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