From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 3 06:35:02 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 950E716A4D1 for ; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 06:35:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from ML2ZRTW01.swbtxnet.com (mail2.swbanktx.com [63.89.83.247]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BD8843D1D for ; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 06:35:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rclark@swbanktx.com) Received: from excrtw01.swbtx.com (unverified [172.16.201.208]) by ML2ZRTW01.swbtxnet.com (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.3.12) with ESMTP id ; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 08:35:01 -0600 Received: from excrtw03.swbtx.com ([172.16.10.103]) by excrtw01.swbtx.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC (5.0.2195.6713); Wed, 3 Mar 2004 08:35:01 -0600 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6487.1 Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 08:35:00 -0600 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: latest security advisory and 5.1R Thread-Index: AcQBI5wfJfsO4/g6Q12V/Tt+Z8t/rgACLe6g From: "Ronald Clark" To: "Matthew Seaman" , "Ed Budd" X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 Mar 2004 14:35:01.0492 (UTC) FILETIME=[B5E26B40:01C4012C] cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: latest security advisory and 5.1R X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 14:35:02 -0000 All,=20 I have what I hope is a simple question. If I cvsup my sources and complete the makeworld and installworld processes, will that install the patch, or do I need to apply manually and recompile the kernel? (I have been under the impression that doing a cvsup would download and install the patch when sources were updated) Thanks in advance for the clarification, Ron Clark -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Matthew Seaman Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 7:29 AM To: Ed Budd Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: latest security advisory and 5.1R On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 08:24:43AM -0500, Ed Budd wrote: > Can anyone confirm whether 5.1R is affected by yesterday's security=20 > advisory (FreeBSD-SA-04:04.tcp)? >=20 > On the one hand it says that this affects "All FreeBSD releases" but=20 > on the other hand only lists STABLE, 5.2, 5.2.1, 4.9 and 4.8 under=20 > "corrected". Does this mean it IS affected but not yet fixed on those=20 > versions? As it says: all FreeBSD releases are affected. Fixes have been released for all supported versions of the OS, and detailed in the advisory. It's possible that those fixes will be back-ported to older versions, but you can't afford to assume so. Besides, you read the comments about "New Technology Releases" and "suitable for early adopters only" when you installed 5.1-RELEASE didn't you? Now that 5.2.1-RELEASE is out, you should probably upgrade. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: ************************************************************************ The information contained in this ELECTRONIC MAIL transmission is confidential. It may also be privileged work product or proprietary information. This information is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution [other than to the addressee(s)], copying or taking of any action because of this information is strictly prohibited. ************************************************************************