Scientific Linux 6.5: update ONLY kernel security fixes

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We have machines running Scientific Linux (SL) 6.5 release (2.6.32-431.29.2.el6.x86_64) and would like to update just the kernel for security fixes. I have checked another post related to this, but that does clarify if we can do security updates on an individual package basis.

For my SL 6.5 box, I would like to update to kernel-2.6.32-696.6.3.el6.x86_64

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 08 '17 at 11:26

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Then just run the command as follows.

yum update kernel-2.6.32-696.6.3.el6.x86_64

Dependencies are pulled in automatically and you should accept them.

answered Aug 08 '17 at 11:26

Thomas

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yum does not list kernel-2.6.32-696.6.3.el6.x86_64 even though I can see that kernel is the baseurl for the repository for SL 6.5. Have tried yum list kernel --showduplicates but can only see kernel-2.6.32-431.29.2.el6 – Roshan T M Aug 10 '17 at 12:12

Scientific Linux 6.5: update ONLY kernel security fixes

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