This plugin does not work on CentOS, at least not yet, there were previous discussions. e.g. http://centos-devel.1051824.n5.nabble.com/CentOS-devel-yum-plugin-security-and-shellshock-td5710031.html HTH -- Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! Nux! www.nux.ro ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gabriele Pohl" <gp at dipohl.de> > To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos at centos.org> > Sent: Saturday, 22 November, 2014 11:49:19 > Subject: [CentOS] yum-plugin-security > Hi all, > > I have difficulties to understand the output of yum-plugin-security. > > I am on a X86_64 machine and when I query for security updates, > yum lists i686 packages, that I don't have installed. > > -------------------- > # yum check-update --security > Loaded plugins: changelog, fastestmirror, security > Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile > * base: centos.mirror.linuxwerk.com > * epel: mirrors.n-ix.net > * extras: centos.mirror.sharkservers.co.uk > * updates: centos.mirror.sharkservers.co.uk > Limiting package lists to security relevant ones > No packages needed for security; 34 packages available > > cyrus-sasl-devel.i686 2.1.23-15.el6_6.1 > updates > cyrus-sasl-lib.i686 2.1.23-15.el6_6.1 > updates > device-mapper-multipath-libs.i686 0.4.9-80.el6_6.1 > updates > libXfont.i686 1.4.5-4.el6_6 > updates > nss-softokn.i686 3.14.3-18.el6_6 > updates > nss-softokn-freebl.i686 3.14.3-18.el6_6 > updates > perl-libs.i686 4:5.10.1-136.el6_6.1 > updates > -------------------- > > I would have expected, that it will list no packages, > as it's statement is "No packages needed for security" > > When I run the query with no filtering on security relevant packages, > it shows the X86_64 versions of the above listed packages. > > Do we have a problem of inconsistent data in the repo? > Are only the i686 packages marked with "security-update" flag? > > -------------------- > # yum check-update > Loaded plugins: changelog, fastestmirror, security > Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile > * base: centos.mirror.linuxwerk.com > * epel: mirrors.n-ix.net > * extras: centos.mirror.sharkservers.co.uk > * updates: centos.mirror.sharkservers.co.uk > > cyrus-sasl.x86_64 2.1.23-15.el6_6.1 > updates > cyrus-sasl-devel.x86_64 2.1.23-15.el6_6.1 > updates > cyrus-sasl-lib.x86_64 2.1.23-15.el6_6.1 > updates > .. > device-mapper-multipath-libs.x86_64 0.4.9-80.el6_6.1 > updates > .. > libXfont.x86_64 1.4.5-4.el6_6 > updates > .. > nss-softokn.x86_64 3.14.3-18.el6_6 > updates > nss-softokn-freebl.x86_64 3.14.3-18.el6_6 > updates > .. > perl-libs.x86_64 4:5.10.1-136.el6_6.1 > updates > -------------------- > > Cheers and thanks for your explanation / instruction > > Gabriele > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos