Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:28:46 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Anselm Strauss <amsibamsi@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Tracking base system and kernel updates/vulnerabilities Message-ID: <44tzi36kgx.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <A6A15CCD-212C-48D8-8B59-05C296434E86@gmail.com> (Anselm Strauss's message of "Tue\, 15 Apr 2008 16\:28\:44 %2B0200") References: <A6A15CCD-212C-48D8-8B59-05C296434E86@gmail.com>
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Anselm Strauss <amsibamsi@gmail.com> writes: > is there a tool, like portaudit for the ports tree, to track updates > and/or vulnerabilities for the base system and the kernel? What I'm > looking for is a tool that will check my current installation against > a specific checkout of the CVS source and kernel trees considering a > specific CVS tag and inform me where my system is outdated and > vulnerable. I don't know if this is even possible by just having the > CVS trees ... > > For the kernel, is there something like a linear version number in the > -STABLE branches? I noticed there's a pX in the kernel version for > release kernels. How do I for example compare the currentness of two > 7.0-STABLE kernels if I don't know from what source they were build? freebsd-update(8)
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