[Triumf-linux-managers] vulnerability in SL-5 64-bit kernel

[Kelvin Raywood]

Kelvin Raywood wrote:
> The TRIUMF Computing Security Committee recommends that you install this
> on all 64-bit SL-5 systems that you manage.  Install with:
> 
>      yum install triumf-disable-elf32

If this command fails with the following message:

    "No package triumf-disable-elf32 available"

then do

        yum clean metadata

and issue the install command again.

yum has a metadata cache that new additions to the repository will not 
be seen until the metadata has expired.  Following the installation, 
it's a good idea to issue "yum clean metadata" again to ensure that new 
security updates that appear overnight are installed.

-- 
Kel Raywood
TRIUMF Core Computing and Networking