Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 17:54:46 +0200 From: Zlatozar Zhelyazkov <zlatozar@gmail.com> To: saravanan ganapathy <sarav_gsa@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: keeping freebsd uptodate - doubt Message-ID: <6fda18720502020754405b8bda@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20050202144907.18974.qmail@web51709.mail.yahoo.com> References: <4200DEF4.7080906@orchid.homeunix.org> <20050202144907.18974.qmail@web51709.mail.yahoo.com>
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Here are some useful links. Read carefully!! http://www.taosecurity.com/keeping_freebsd_applications_up-to-date.html http://www.taosecurity.com/keeping_freebsd_up-to-date.html On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 06:49:06 -0800 (PST), saravanan ganapathy <sarav_gsa@yahoo.com> wrote: > > --- Karol Kwiatkowski <freebsd@orchid.homeunix.org> > wrote: > > > saravanan ganapathy wrote: > > > I have done the above steps to update my system > > and > > > when I run 'portversion -v | grep -v "=" ', I am > > > gettin g the perl package only. > > > > > > freebsd# portversion -v | grep -v "=" > > > perl-5.8.5 < needs updating (port has > > 5.8.6_1) > > > > > > freebsd# portupgrade perl > > > ---> Upgrading 'perl-5.8.5' to 'perl-5.8.6_1' > > > (lang/perl5.8) > > > ---> Building '/usr/ports/lang/perl5.8' > > > ===> Cleaning for perl-5.8.6_1 > > > ===> perl-5.8.6_1 has known vulnerabilities: > > > => perl -- File::Path insecure file/directory > > > permissions. > > > Reference: > > > > > > <http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/portaudit/c418d472-6bd1-11d9-93ca-000a95bc6fae.html> > > > => Please update your ports tree and try again. > > > *** Error code 1 > > > > > > Stop in /usr/ports/lang/perl5.8. > > > ** Command failed [exit code 1]: /usr/bin/script > > -qa > > > /tmp/portupgrade5864.0 make > > > ** Fix the problem and try again. > > > ** Listing the failed packages (*:skipped / > > !:failed) > > > ! lang/perl5.8 (perl-5.8.5) (unknown > > build > > > error) > > > ---> Packages processed: 0 done, 0 ignored, 0 > > skipped > > > and 1 failed > > > > > > How to solve this problem? > > > > Portaudit thinks perl-5.8.6_1 is not safe. It even > > tells you where to > > find more information: > > > > > > > > http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/portaudit/c418d472-6bd1-11d9-93ca-000a95bc6fae.html > > > > If you look there it says: > > > > > Affects: > > > > > > * perl >=0 <5.6.2 > > > * perl >=5.8.0 <5.8.6 > > > > Clearly, perl-5.8.6_1 is *not* affected. This leads > > us to conclusion > > that your portadit's database is outdated. To fetch > > new databse simply > > run: > > > > # portaudit -F > > > > The problem has been solved by updating the portaudit > database. > > What is the recommended period to update the ports? > > Is there any announcements for any port update? So > that I can manually update the ports. > > Is portupgrade contains the security patches also? > > Pls guide me > > Sarav > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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