Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 15:55:12 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr> To: Daniel Underwood <djuatdelta@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using portsuprade only for security Message-ID: <4A003730.10702@otenet.gr> In-Reply-To: <b6c05a470905050537r65d39df8u2e192d13e00c9c40@mail.gmail.com> References: <b6c05a470905050537r65d39df8u2e192d13e00c9c40@mail.gmail.com>
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Daniel Underwood wrote: > I ran a portsupgrade scan, and was presented with a long list of > installed ports and whether an update was available. In general, I > prefer not to update ports/packages between FreeBSD releases. An > obvious exception to this general rules is the patching of security > vulnerabilities; of course not all available updates are security > fixes. > > So my question is: how or where can I monitor security > vulnerabilities? Or, how can I keep my system up-to-date with respect > to security, without applying every non-security update? > > Thanks, > Daniel > User ports-mgmt/portaudit This will report any installed port with security issues. It will even run from periodic, sending this info via email.
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