Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 25 Nov 2001 16:55:06 -0500 | From | Patrick McFarland <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.4.16-pre1 |
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Yeah, but there have been one or two security problems in recent 2.4 kernels. Like the symlink attack one.
On 24-Nov-2001, Mohammad A. Haque wrote: > On Saturday, November 24, 2001, at 09:41 , Patrick McFarland wrote: > > >Okay, so it was 14 that had the file loopback bug, and 12 that had the > >ieee bug.Those bugs shouldnt have been in there in the first place! > >Those are very major potentially show stopping bugs. What If I get up > >one day, and I cant print? Or build isos? That sounds minor to you, but > >thats a big thing if say, the linux box is a network print server, or, > >its the workstation for the guy in the company who builds the iso. And, > >no, "use the previous kernel" isnt a good excuse. Because what if you > >get hit with bugs back to back? You'll have to go back to some kernel > >way way back. Like 2.4.2. The Kernel needs Quality Assurance. > > Yes, this is a QA problem. But also .. if you're a smart net/system > admin, you don't go out installing a just released kernel without > letting others bang on it or run it on some test servers. Where I work, > I insist the admins wait at least 1-2 weeks before going to the latest > release unless there's some huge security fix. > > -- > > ===================================================================== > Mohammad A. Haque http://www.haque.net/ > mhaque@haque.net > > "Alcohol and calculus don't mix. Developer/Project Lead > Don't drink and derive." --Unknown http://www.themes.org/ > batmanppc@themes.org > ===================================================================== >
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