Definition Type: Element
Name: rpmversioncompare_test
Namespace: http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval#redhat
Type: oval:standardTestType
Containing Schema: redhat-schema.xsd
Abstract
Documentation:
This test has been deprecated in version 4.1 of the redhat-schema and will be removed completely in version 5. It is recommended that all future OVAL Content use the rpminfo_test. This test checks the installed RPM against a given epoch, version and release number. This is the primary Red Hat schema item used to check the presence of unpatched software. To test for software before a given update, you simply plug in the information for the first RPM that doesn't have the given security flaw.
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Drilldown into data in schema redhat-schema_xsd Drilldown into object in schema redhat-schema_xsd Drilldown into notes in schema oval-schema_xsd Drilldown into comment in schema oval-schema_xsd Drilldown into id in schema oval-schema_xsd Drilldown into testType in schema oval-schema_xsd Drilldown into check in schema oval-schema_xsd Drilldown into standardTestType in schema oval-schema_xsdXSD Diagram of rpmversioncompare_test in schema redhat-schema_xsd (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL®))
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<xsd:element name="rpmversioncompare_test" substitutionGroup="oval:test">
    <xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:documentation>This test has been deprecated in version 4.1 of the redhat-schema and will be removed completely in version 5.  It is recommended that all future OVAL Content use the rpminfo_test.</xsd:documentation>
        <xsd:documentation>This test checks the installed RPM against a given epoch, version and release number.  This is the primary Red Hat schema item used to check the presence of unpatched software.  To test for software before a given update, you simply plug in the information for the first RPM that doesn't have the given security flaw.</xsd:documentation>
        <xsd:appinfo>
            <test_name>RPM Version Compare Test</test_name>
            <extends>standardTestType</extends>
            <valid_sections>notes, object, data</valid_sections>
            <example>
            </example>
        </xsd:appinfo>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:complexType>
        <xsd:complexContent>
            <xsd:extension base="oval:standardTestType">
                <xsd:sequence>
                    <xsd:element name="object" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
                        <xsd:complexType>
                            <xsd:complexContent>
                                <xsd:extension base="oval:objectType">
                                    <xsd:sequence>
                                        <xsd:element name="name" type="oval:subtestStringType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
                                            <xsd:annotation>
                                                <xsd:documentation>This is the package name to check.</xsd:documentation>
                                                <xsd:appinfo>
                                                    <parent_test>RPM Version Compare Test</parent_test>
                                                    <cardinality>1</cardinality>
                                                    <content>string</content>
                                                    <valid_datatypes>string</valid_datatypes>
                                                    <valid_operators>equals, not equal, pattern match</valid_operators>
                                                </xsd:appinfo>
                                            </xsd:annotation>
                                        </xsd:element>
                                        <xsd:element name="tested_epoch" type="oval:subtestStringType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
                                            <xsd:annotation>
                                                <xsd:documentation>This is the epoch number to test against.  The epoch is used as a kludge for version-release comparisons where the vendor has done some kind of re-numbering or version forking.  This number is not revealed by a normal query of the RPM's information -- you must use a formatted rpm query command to gather this data from the command line, like so.  For an already-installed RPM:  rpm -q --qf '%{EPOCH}\n' installed_rpm  For an RPM file that has not been installed:  rpm -qp --qf '%{EPOCH}\n' rpm_file</xsd:documentation>
                                                <xsd:appinfo>
                                                    <parent_test>RPM Version Compare Test</parent_test>
                                                    <cardinality>1</cardinality>
                                                    <content>string</content>
                                                    <valid_datatypes>string</valid_datatypes>
                                                    <valid_operators>equals, not equal, pattern match</valid_operators>
                                                </xsd:appinfo>
                                            </xsd:annotation>
                                        </xsd:element>
                                        <xsd:element name="tested_version" type="oval:subtestStringType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
                                            <xsd:annotation>
                                                <xsd:documentation>This is the version number of the software that we want to test against.  In the case of an apache rpm named httpd-2.0.40-21.11.4.i686.rpm, this value would be 2.0.40.  This is the version number assigned by the apache code maintainers.</xsd:documentation>
                                                <xsd:appinfo>
                                                    <parent_test>RPM Version Compare Test</parent_test>
                                                    <cardinality>1</cardinality>
                                                    <content>string</content>
                                                    <valid_datatypes>string</valid_datatypes>
                                                    <valid_operators>equals, not equal, pattern match</valid_operators>
                                                </xsd:appinfo>
                                            </xsd:annotation>
                                        </xsd:element>
                                        <xsd:element name="tested_release" type="oval:subtestStringType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
                                            <xsd:annotation>
                                                <xsd:documentation>This is the version number of the build, changed by the vendor/builder.  In the case of an apache rpm named httpd-2.0.40-21.11.4.i686.rpm, this value would be 21.11.4.</xsd:documentation>
                                                <xsd:appinfo>
                                                    <parent_test>RPM Version Compare Test</parent_test>
                                                    <cardinality>1</cardinality>
                                                    <content>string</content>
                                                    <valid_datatypes>string</valid_datatypes>
                                                    <valid_operators>equals, not equal, pattern match</valid_operators>
                                                </xsd:appinfo>
                                            </xsd:annotation>
                                        </xsd:element>
                                    </xsd:sequence>
                                </xsd:extension>
                            </xsd:complexContent>
                        </xsd:complexType>
                    </xsd:element>
                    <xsd:element name="data" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
                        <xsd:complexType>
                            <xsd:complexContent>
                                <xsd:extension base="oval:dataType">
                                    <xsd:sequence>
                                        <xsd:element name="installed_version" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
                                            <xsd:annotation>
                                                <xsd:documentation>This is the result of the comparison: earlier, equal, later or not installed.</xsd:documentation>
                                                <xsd:appinfo>
                                                    <parent_test>RPM Version Compare Test</parent_test>
                                                    <cardinality>0-1</cardinality>
                                                    <content>string</content>
                                                    <valid_datatypes>string</valid_datatypes>
                                                    <valid_operators>equals, not equal, pattern match</valid_operators>
                                                </xsd:appinfo>
                                            </xsd:annotation>
                                            <xsd:complexType>
                                                <xsd:simpleContent>
                                                    <xsd:restriction base="oval:subtestStringType">
                                                        <xsd:enumeration value="earlier" />
                                                        <xsd:enumeration value="equal" />
                                                        <xsd:enumeration value="later" />
                                                    </xsd:restriction>
                                                </xsd:simpleContent>
                                            </xsd:complexType>
                                        </xsd:element>
                                    </xsd:sequence>
                                </xsd:extension>
                            </xsd:complexContent>
                        </xsd:complexType>
                    </xsd:element>
                </xsd:sequence>
            </xsd:extension>
        </xsd:complexContent>
    </xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>
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Name Type Min Occurs Max Occurs
notes oval:notes 0 1
object redhat:object 1 1
data redhat:data 0 1
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Name Type Default Value Use
id oval:id Required
comment oval:comment Required
check oval:check all Optional
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oval:test