patch lists for Redhat linux 5.9 -64 bit

Question

Can any one update the lists of kernel patches released for Linux 5.9 Redhat and what is the current patch level.

Thanks Mohan

Answer 1

If you have the yum-plugin-changelog plugin installed:

yum --releasever=5 list kernel --changelog

Answer 2

Red Hat publish all security updates, bug fixes and product enhancements on https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/ and specifically for RHEL 5 on https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rhel-server-errata.html

For systems properly registered with Red Hat or a Red Hat satellite server there are reporting features on which of those Errata are applicable to that specific system and from the command line you can list available updated RPM packages with

yum list available

Your current "patch level" would be found in /etc/redhat-release and at the most basic rpm -qa --last will list all installed RPM packages by install date. yum history list will also show you your patch history.

The changelog with applied CVE security updates of any installed RPM package can be queried with

rpm -q --changelog <package_name>