Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 16:30:46 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <charon@labs.gr> To: Sudirman Hassan <s9810048@mmu.edu.my> Cc: anthony@atkielski.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Tiny starter configuration for FreeBSD Message-ID: <20011108163046.C2965@hades.hell.gr> In-Reply-To: <1515.10.100.98.21.1005210447.squirrel@10.100.3.5> References: <001c01c1682b$46102470$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <1515.10.100.98.21.1005210447.squirrel@10.100.3.5>
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On Thu, Nov 08, 2001 at 05:07:27PM +0800, Sudirman Hassan wrote: >> Giorgos writes: >>> Plus, you can always update to the latest sources >>> after you install FreeBSD, by following the instructions >>> of the Handbook. >> >> Good to know, although I tend to find a stable configuration and then I >> stay on it forever, unless I absolutely must upgrade in order to get some >> new feature that I absolutely require (which is quite rare). FreeBSD 4.3 >> is fine for me for now, unless I discover some horrible defect in it that >> absolutely mandates an upgrade to something more recent. > > lpd vulnerabilites in all release prior 4.4-RELEASE. Have u patch it up? :) > CERT has produce conpedium advisory as well as freebsd advisory > dated 8/30/2001. You might also find the FreeBSD.org page about security useful :) http://www.freebsd.org/security/index.html Following what the advisories posted there recommend, and updating as the need arises, will probably be good enough. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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