The Continuous Release repository RPMs for CentOS-6.8 are now released. It includes the following releases:
https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-cr-announce/2016-May/thread.html
Specifically, there are following Security Updates included:
CESA-2016:0996 Important CentOS 6 openssl Security Update CESA-2016:0997 Important CentOS 6 qemu-kvm Security Update CESA-2016:1041 Important CentOS 6 thunderbird Security Update
CESA-2016:0760 Moderate CentOS 6 file Security Update CESA-2016:0778 Moderate CentOS 6 icedtea-web Security Update CESA-2016:0855 Moderate CentOS 6 kernel Security Update CESA-2016:0780 Moderate CentOS 6 ntp Security Update CESA-2016:0741 Moderate CentOS 6 openssh Security Update
As well as more than 300 other bug fix updates.
Please read the CentOS-6.8 Release Notes:
https://wiki.centos.org/Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOS6.8
As well as the RHEL-6.8 release notes and technical notes (since CentOS-6.8 is based on the RHEL-6.8 source code):
Release Notes: http://red.ht/1WBF3u4
Technical Notes: http://red.ht/1YwcEDI
If you do not want to install the CR repository, the full 6.8 release should happen around 10-21 days from today. For more information on the CR repository, see this link:
https://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/CR
Thanks, Johnny Hughes