yum-security-check

yum-security-check Description This script imitates to some degree the yum --security plugin (not available on CentOS). The script uses yum --changelog and parses the output to point out any packages that have security updated pending. It can also send emails to the sys admin. It is a bit ugly and hardcoded, but gets the job done. ## Dependencies ## * yum-changelog package (currently called yum-plugin-changelog) ## Usage ## You can use it from the command line - perl /path/to/yum-security-check.pl or you can set a crontab. ## Final words ## If the security updates are really important to you - move to RedHat, they have native support for this, you should not rely on a perl script for the job. :)