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[David Champion]

Potentially... a lot.

On a random CentOS 6.x server:

# grep kernel yum.log

Feb 11 16:32:31 Updated: kernel-firmware-2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.noarch
Feb 11 16:32:33 Updated: kernel-headers-2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.i686
Feb 11 16:32:45 Installed: kernel-2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.i686
Feb 11 16:33:01 Installed: kernel-devel-2.6.32-279.22.1.el6.i686
Feb 11 16:33:35 Updated:
libreport-plugin-kerneloops-2.0.9-5.el6.centos.2.i686
Feb 11 16:33:35 Updated: abrt-addon-kerneloops-2.0.8-6.el6.centos.2.i686
Mar 15 16:54:26 Updated: kernel-firmware-2.6.32-358.2.1.el6.noarch
Mar 15 16:54:30 Updated: kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.2.1.el6.i686
Mar 15 16:55:09 Installed: kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.2.1.el6.i686
Mar 15 16:56:16 Updated:
libreport-plugin-kerneloops-2.0.9-15.el6.centos.i686
Mar 15 16:56:16 Updated: abrt-addon-kerneloops-2.0.8-15.el6.centos.i686
Mar 15 16:56:30 Updated: dracut-kernel-004-303.el6.noarch
Mar 15 16:56:37 Installed: kernel-2.6.32-358.2.1.el6.i686
Apr 29 09:08:20 Updated: kernel-firmware-2.6.32-358.6.1.el6.noarch
Apr 29 09:08:30 Installed: kernel-2.6.32-358.6.1.el6.i686
Apr 29 09:08:37 Installed: kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.6.1.el6.i686
Apr 29 09:08:40 Updated: kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.6.1.el6.i686
May 30 15:59:47 Updated: kernel-firmware-2.6.32-358.6.2.el6.noarch
May 30 15:59:57 Installed: kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.6.2.el6.i686
May 30 15:59:58 Updated: kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.6.2.el6.i686
May 30 16:00:58 Installed: kernel-2.6.32-358.6.2.el6.i686
Jun 14 16:18:59 Updated: kernel-firmware-2.6.32-358.11.1.el6.noarch
Jun 14 16:19:48 Installed: kernel-2.6.32-358.11.1.el6.i686
Jun 14 16:19:58 Installed: kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.11.1.el6.i686
Jun 14 16:19:59 Updated: kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.11.1.el6.i686
Jul 18 11:28:43 Updated: kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.14.1.el6.i686
Jul 18 11:28:47 Updated: kernel-firmware-2.6.32-358.14.1.el6.noarch
Jul 18 11:28:55 Installed: kernel-2.6.32-358.14.1.el6.i686
Jul 18 11:29:05 Installed: kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.14.1.el6.i686
Sep 11 10:16:24 Updated: kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.18.1.el6.i686
Sep 11 10:16:27 Updated: kernel-firmware-2.6.32-358.18.1.el6.noarch
Sep 11 10:16:34 Installed: kernel-2.6.32-358.18.1.el6.i686
Sep 11 10:16:45 Installed: kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.18.1.el6.i686



On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Nicolai <nicolai-cialug at chocolatine.org>wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 08:28:58AM -0500, Daniel A. Ramaley wrote:
>
> > Ah, another person who doesn't apply kernel updates and then announces
> > it in public. Good to know!
>
> Which kernel security updates have I missed?  At least provide one.
>
> Nicolai
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