Dotan Cohen wrote:
On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 16:23, Phil Schaffner Philip.R.Schaffner@nasa.gov wrote:
I'd have a look at why an apparently Internet-facing server is 5 point releases, plus a lot of subsequent errata, behind the current 5.7 release level; and what resultant vulnerabilities might have been exploited.
Thanks. There are a lot of very specific software on that server that precludes it from being updated. I believe that 5.2 still is seeing security updates, no?
In any case, a complete reinstall with either 5.2 or a latter version is pretty much out of the question for now, though I will try to see what needs to be done in that direction. In the meantime, where should I concentrate my efforts?
Thanks.
Hi Dotan,
I think that you are mistaken in your belief that 5.2 is still receiving security updates. CentOS 5 is still receiving updates but to benefit from them you have to be at the latest point release, at the moment 5.7.
Regards
ChrisG