https://pomfret.uk/tags/security/ Recent content in Security on Daniel Pomfret Hugo en-us © Daniel Pomfret Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://pomfret.uk/posts/meltdown-spectre-patching-linux-2/ Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://pomfret.uk/posts/meltdown-spectre-patching-linux-2/ <p>Here&rsquo;s a quick guide on how to patch some of the many Linux distros against the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities! After spending the week monitoring each distribution, and deciding the best time to patch (after waiting for results).</p> <p><strong>Don&rsquo;t forget to reboot your machine/server after applying the updates!</strong></p> <hr> <h2 id="centos-7">CentOS 7</h2> <h3 id="x86_64">x86_64</h3> <p>$ sudo yum clean all &amp;&amp; yum install kernel-3.10.0-693.11.6.el7.x86_64 $ sudo reboot</p> <p>Patched Kernel : kernel-3.10.0-693.11.6.el7.x86_64</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2018-January/022696.html">https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2018-January/022696.html</a></p> <hr> <h2 id="centos-6">CentOS 6</h2> <h3 id="x86_64-1">x86_64</h3> <p>$ sudo yum clean all &amp;&amp; yum install kernel-2.6.32-696.18.7.el6.x86_64 $ sudo reboot</p>