Date: 09 Nov 2005 09:49:22 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-security-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Carlos Silva aka |Danger_Man| <full-disclosure@csilva.org> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Security updates without rebooting Message-ID: <44slu5anbh.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <436FD807.7080008@csilva.org> References: <436FD807.7080008@csilva.org>
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Carlos Silva aka |Danger_Man| <full-disclosure@csilva.org> writes: > Can someone explain how to apply security patches on the system > without rebooting the machine? > > I guess that I cant patch the kernel without compiling and rebooting > the machine, so the only way is with iptables and keeping the daemons > "fresh"? I think it would better to look at it this way: you can't apply a patch without stopping and restarting whatever the patch is part of. For the kernel, that obviously does require rebooting. But it depends on what the patch is; security advisories usually describe how to apply fixes or workarounds. http://www.freebsd.org/security/#adv
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