Environment
Novell ZENworks Patch Management 6.4 - ZPM6.4
Novell ZENworks Patch Management 6.3 - ZPM6.3
Novell ZENworks Patch Management 6.2 - ZPM6.2
Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management
Situation
Novell Patch Management impact terminology for its patch subscription closely follows the vendor impact terminology for vulnerability criticality. Each operating system has a vendor-specific impact rating and that impact is mapped to a Novell rating as described in this section. Novell Patch Management under the recommendations of Lumension Security, tends to increase or “round-up†the severity of the impact rating. For instance, Microsoft classifications for “Criticalâ€, “Importantâ€, and “Moderate†patches are all classified as “Critical†by Novell
Table 4 Details the rationale and the Windows patch severities. Source: Lumension Security.
Table 4: Content Impact Mapping
Critical | Recommended | Software | |
Windows | Critical Security Important Moderate Service Packs (Critical-01) | Recommended Low Microsoft Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter Update | Software Distribution Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (Virus Removal) |
Others | AV Updates (Critical-01) |
Additional Information
Additional info can be found athttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/rating.mspx