Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 11:05:25 -0500 (EST) From: "Adrian T. Filipi-Martin" <atf3r@cs.virginia.edu> To: Vladimir Litovka <doka@vl.net.ua> Subject: Re: "LAND" Attack Update Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.90.971121105640.26973C-100000@stretch.cs.Virginia.edu> Resent-Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.90.971121112211.26973E@stretch.cs.Virginia.edu> In-Reply-To: <653tcv$406$1@grunt.vl.net.ua>
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On 21 Nov 1997, Vladimir Litovka wrote: > Hi! > > Aleph One <aleph1@DFW.NET> wrote: > > > FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE IS vulnerable > > FreeBSD 2.2.5-STABLE IS vulnerable > > Is this typo? What difference between 2.2.5-RELEASE and 2.2.5-STABLE ? > AFAIK after releasing 2.2.5 there are no additional releases... > You are partially correct. After the release, there are no more "full releases" that are shipped on CD. At release time, a new development branch is created on which only bug fixes and security fixes are applied. This is the -STABLE branch. It is used mostly by ISP's and people who have to have the latest and greatest version. To be correct and useful the above security vulnerability report should refer to 2.2.5-STABLE-97mmdd, so that we know when the fix has made it into the distribution. STABLE releases are generated about six times per week. You can only get them off of the net as well. Look at releng22.FreeBSD.org. cheers, Adrian -- adrian@virginia.edu ---->>>>| If I were stranded on a desert island, and System Administrator --->>>| I could only have one OS for my computer, Neurosurgical Visualzation Lab -->>| it would be FreeBSD. Think about it..... http://www.nvl.virginia.edu/ ->| http://www.freebsd.org/
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