Terms

This chapter uses the following terms:

Enhancement

Package provided by and defined by a distribution vendor as a fix that is neither security nor bug fix, but which enhances an earlier package.

Patch

Sun Solaris binary, named in a numbering system, that adds some type of fix to an already installed PKG.

Nonpatch

RPMs from Linux advisories or PKGs from Sun Freeware, which provide a fix to an existing package; not as a binary to be added to a package, but as a standalone package.

Incident

Fix for an application or feature that may include a number of packages.

Channel

Linux distribution version or Solaris version, and hardware architecture.

CVE ID

Patches and packages from the list of candidates to be published as common vulnerabilities and security exposure incidents (also known as CVE ID). See http://cve.mitre.org/cve/index.html.

Compliant

Host has the patch, package, incident, or profile installed.

Service Pack

Mass release of packages by a distribution vendor, which when installed will solve various incident issues.