Red Hat has issued a security update for its Kernel that fixes issues related to following packages. This update has been rated as having important security impact on RHEL 4.x / 5.x, and you are recommended to update system as soon as possible.
=> Updated GFS-kernel, gnbd-kernel,dlm-kernel, cmirror-kernel, cman-kernel, Virtualization_Guide, Cluster_Administration, and lobal_File_System packages that fix module loading and others issues under RHEL 4.x and 5.x available now.
How do I update my system?
Simply type the following two commands:
# yum update
Sample output:
Loading "rhnplugin" plugin Loading "security" plugin rhel-x86_64-server-vt-5 100% |=========================| 1.2 kB 00:00 rhel-x86_64-server-5 100% |=========================| 1.2 kB 00:00 Skipping security plugin, no data Setting up Update Process Resolving Dependencies Skipping security plugin, no data --> Running transaction check ---> Package kernel.x86_64 0:2.6.18-92.1.6.el5 set to be installed ---> Package kernel-devel.x86_64 0:2.6.18-92.1.6.el5 set to be installed ---> Package kernel-headers.x86_64 0:2.6.18-92.1.6.el5 set to be updated ---> Package Deployment_Guide-en-US.noarch 0:5.2-11 set to be updated --> Finished Dependency Resolution --> Running transaction check ---> Package kernel.x86_64 0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5 set to be erased ---> Package kernel.x86_64 0:2.6.18-92.1.6.el5 set to be installed ---> Package kernel-devel.x86_64 0:2.6.18-92.1.6.el5 set to be installed ---> Package kernel-headers.x86_64 0:2.6.18-92.1.6.el5 set to be updated ---> Package Deployment_Guide-en-US.noarch 0:5.2-11 set to be updated ---> Package kernel-devel.x86_64 0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5 set to be erased --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Installing: kernel x86_64 2.6.18-92.1.6.el5 rhel-x86_64-server-5 16 M kernel-devel x86_64 2.6.18-92.1.6.el5 rhel-x86_64-server-5 5.0 M Updating: Deployment_Guide-en-US noarch 5.2-11 rhel-x86_64-server-5 3.5 M kernel-headers x86_64 2.6.18-92.1.6.el5 rhel-x86_64-server-5 880 k Removing: kernel x86_64 2.6.18-53.1.21.el5 installed 75 M kernel-devel x86_64 2.6.18-53.1.21.el5 installed 15 M Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 2 Package(s) Update 2 Package(s) Remove 2 Package(s) Total download size: 25 M Is this ok [y/N]: y
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