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Re: Security advisory on java, how to update?
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Chris Schanzle <[log in to unmask]>
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Chris Schanzle <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 16:50:15 -0500
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On 11/20/2013 04:34 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Just got a security advisory on java-1.6.0-openjdk (MDVSA-2013:266)
> and java-1.7.0-openjdk (MDVSA-2013:267).
>
> Went to try to upgrade it and can't figure out how.
>
> # rpm -qa \*openjdk\*
> java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.45-2.4.3.2.el6_4.x86_64
>
> How do you do a yum when the name has a moving target
> (number) in the middle of the name?
>
> I did a "yum whatprovides" to see if they had another
> name for it and that has numbers in it too.
>
> Many thanks,
> -T

$ rpm -qa --queryformat="%{name}\t%{version}\t%{release}\n" '*openjdk*'
java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel    1.6.0.0    1.65.1.11.14.el6_4
java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc    1.6.0.0    1.65.1.11.14.el6_4
java-1.7.0-openjdk    1.7.0.45    2.4.3.2.el6_4
java-1.6.0-openjdk    1.6.0.0    1.65.1.11.14.el6_4


Would this work for you?
  yum update java\*

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