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SCIENTIFIC Linux: Low Yum Bugfix Update on SL5.x - Kernel Modules

Calendar Dec 15, 2009 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory yum low severity package management bugfix SCIENTIFIC Linux kernel module update
Low: yum bugfix update 
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:43:29 -0600
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA Low: yum on SL5.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Low: yum bugfix update
Issue date:	2009-12-15

This updated yum package fixes the following bugs:
- The kernel module plugin has been updated to deal with the situation
where both a package that has a kernel module (such as openafs) is being
updated at the same time that a kernel is being updated, while an old
kernel is being removed.

- string TypeError bug - Reported and Fixed by Yannick Perret

- negative sack length bug - Reported and Fixed by Tim Rupp

SL 5.x

 SRPMS:
yum-3.2.22-22.sl.src.rpm
 i386:
yum-3.2.22-22.sl.noarch.rpm
 x86_64:
yum-3.2.22-22.sl.noarch.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson