From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 10 14:40:11 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B40BD106566C for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:40:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from simon@qxnitro.org) Received: from mail-gh0-f182.google.com (mail-gh0-f182.google.com [209.85.160.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 61AAA8FC1F for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:40:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ghrr13 with SMTP id r13so1951081ghr.13 for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:40:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=qxnitro.org; s=google; h=mime-version:sender:x-originating-ip:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=ZudYGcKU0KwONhDvJCPsvvAR2T+qLdAFlD1zqV3NbZ8=; b=BP5m2E3zHZZiuzwvdm/UMhGTzkH5TqptcVra2ImmxByDNRLMWAaP/j7c/bfL/+5ecf YcXpbrgjLwAwSiCSeKVf+WWD4gNhKJIBa2QF0kBBSQ5wS+c429s1VzmYdpammmk7MwSo PjFi3T9CBZ36uOOffsqaBnU6fUR8M0ujJoLVQ= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:x-originating-ip:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :x-gm-message-state; bh=ZudYGcKU0KwONhDvJCPsvvAR2T+qLdAFlD1zqV3NbZ8=; b=gLuP6MJlwP5ku0eUY0N1KZ3ujciV23nORNI+ogm6uats1HfTIA65GI1thJmt52PVt7 zFu+DaMUQeMaupvMMAARN4XL5f6uibf231UKZT19hln46QaY7o6z/02EshHMTGkhslBc alQYymesyI7g7bqpzUtq05yPwMxhoXfV37OitGzA5kmQhlpVZvx3pBc/vgagyiOzy8Z+ +yWBVSr04llSYGEtvCAu6biV9BnTkJMirp1tk0BKZ3iEmWwl0YieyYXZH5elVSeBSOzS O00VYfroZQOcZO6I0enrzRCJnm7wHvrKeqrIIvlwsTRYNoSw6YJx1k25PsqNcH5aXrzE WCpg== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.50.89.197 with SMTP id bq5mr1944214igb.64.1344609610599; Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:40:10 -0700 (PDT) Sender: simon@qxnitro.org Received: by 10.64.44.200 with HTTP; Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:40:10 -0700 (PDT) X-Originating-IP: [2620:0:1040:201:41f4:8bea:6cbe:5f07] In-Reply-To: <5024f984.45ca320a.1838.4155SMTPIN_ADDED@mx.google.com> References: <0B65D7562F9DA04FAC3F15C508BF67136B90E09E1F@ESESSCMS0355.eemea.ericsson.se> <001701cd7648$c2520350$46f609f0$@com> <5024f984.45ca320a.1838.4155SMTPIN_ADDED@mx.google.com> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:40:10 +0100 X-Google-Sender-Auth: bcq4kQ9mBPTFvISnNowYpd7s-D0 Message-ID: From: "Simon L. B. Nielsen" To: Roberto Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQkHfSg+9gpmxYZldtCqLxSbeexCUT6x/VjSfHJc+1Jkgi1InU8ciXtAI/DltQKtErH7lB7R Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: getting the running patch level X-BeenThere: freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Security issues \[members-only posting\]" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:40:11 -0000 On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Roberto wrote: > > So as far I understand, if the kernel is not updated by the update process, it > is not possible to get via "uname" the currently patch level. Correct. This has been discussed a number of time, but there are no nice and simple solution. There is a simple solution if we just update the kernel always, but that's a hack IMO. While the problem seems rather simple, there are many corner cases making it hard to solve. It should be solved so people can get this information, personally I just haven't had the time to work on it. -- Simon L. B. Nielsen