[CentOS] OpenSSL on CentOS 3.4?

Fri Jun 17 00:08:00 UTC 2005
Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists at uni-x.org>

Am Fr, den 17.06.2005 schrieb Peter Loron um 1:56:

> I'm running a CentOS 3.4 box. According to yum, the OpenSSL 0.9.7a-33.15
> package I have installed is the latest available. A check of the OpenSSL
> website shows 0.9.7g source being the latest.
> 
> Is the CentOS 0.9.7a package patched to cover the same isues that the
> generic 0.9.7 source covers?

> -Pete

The "33.15" indicates the patchlevel of the OpenSSL package. Yes, Red
Hat backports [1] fixes for issues. You can check the rpm --changelog
for CAN numbers and comments. With other words, you don't need to get
the upstream version to be on the safe side.

[1] http://www.redhat.com/advice/speaks_backport.html

Alexander


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