diff --git a/lib/facter/yum_updates.rb b/lib/facter/yum_updates.rb
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+facts_cache_dir = '/var/cache/puppet/facts.d'
+yum_cache_file = File.join(facts_cache_dir,'yum.state')
+yumsec_cache_file = File.join(facts_cache_dir,'yumsec.state')
+facts_cache_ttl = 86400 # 1d
+
+yum_package_updates = nil
+Facter.add("yum_has_updates") do
+  confine :osfamily => 'RedHat'
+  if File.executable?("/bin/yum") or File.executable?("/usr/bin/yum")
+    if not File::exist?(facts_cache_dir) then
+        FileUtils::mkdir_p facts_cache_dir
+    end
+    if File::exist?(yum_cache_file) then
+        cache_time = File.mtime(yum_cache_file)
+    end
+
+    # Retrieve new data if local cache exceeds TTL
+    if not File::exist?(yum_cache_file) or (Time.now - cache_time) > facts_cache_ttl then
+        myrun = `yum -q check-update > #{yum_cache_file} 2>/dev/null`
+    end
+
+    yum_check_result = File.read(yum_cache_file).split("\n").reject { |c| c.empty? }.size
+    if not yum_check_result.nil? and yum_check_result.to_s =~ /^\d+$/
+      yum_package_updates = yum_check_result
+    end
+  end
+
+  setcode do
+    if not yum_package_updates.nil?
+      yum_package_updates != '0'
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+Facter.add("yum_package_updates") do
+  confine :yum_has_updates => true
+  setcode do
+    packages = File.read(yum_cache_file).gsub(/\ +/, ' ').split("\n").reject { |c| c.empty? }
+    if Facter.version < '2.0.0'
+      packages.join(',')
+    else
+      packages
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+Facter.add("yum_updates") do
+  confine :yum_has_updates => true
+  setcode do
+    Integer(yum_package_updates[0])
+  end
+end
+
+Facter.add("yum_security_updates") do
+  confine :yum_has_updates => true
+  confine :operatingsystem => 'RedHat'
+  setcode do
+    if File::exist?(yumsec_cache_file) then
+        cache_time = File.mtime(yumsec_cache_file)
+    end
+
+    # Retrieve new data if local cache exceeds TTL
+    if not File::exist?(yumsec_cache_file) or (Time.now - cache_time) > facts_cache_ttl then
+        myrun = `yum -q --security check-update > #{yumsec_cache_file} 2>/dev/null`
+    end
+
+    yumsec_check_result = File.read(yumsec_cache_file).split("\n").reject { |c| c.empty? }.size
+    if not yumsec_check_result.nil? and yumsec_check_result.to_s =~ /^\d+$/
+      yumsec_package_updates = yumsec_check_result
+    end
+    Integer(yumsec_package_updates)
+  end
+end
+