Re: [FLSA-2004:1804] Updated kernel resolves security vulnerabilities

[seth vidal <skvidal phy duke edu>]

On Sun, 2004-10-24 at 06:43, Heikki Kortti wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Oct 2004, Dominic Hargreaves wrote:
> 
> > Please note that this update is also available via yum and apt.  Many
> > people find this an easier way to apply updates.  To use yum issue:
> > 
> > yum update
> 
> Hasn't anyone noticed that this does not really work for kernel packages? 
> Yum 2.0.7-1 shows that the kernel update is available (with check-update), 
> but "yum update" results in yum pulling up a blank: 
> 
> # yum --version
> 2.0.7
> # yum check-update
> Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
> Server: Red Hat Linux 9 - i386 - Base
> Server: Red Hat Linux 9 - Updates
> Finding updated packages
> Downloading needed headers
> Name                                Arch   Version                  Repo
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> kernel                              i386   2.4.20-37.9.legacy       updates
> 
> # yum update
> Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
> Server: Red Hat Linux 9 - i386 - Base
> Server: Red Hat Linux 9 - Updates
> Finding updated packages
> Downloading needed headers
> Resolving dependencies
> Dependencies resolved
> I will do the following:
> Is this ok [y/N]: N
> Exiting on user command.

This means your system changed from i586->i686 or vice versa and now it
is confused about what it is.

If you install yum 2.0.8 you'll see why this is occurring.

-sv