Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:03:14 -0700 From: Joe <j.harman@f5.com> To: <freebsd-doc@freebsd.org>, Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-lists@be-well.ilk.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to read security advisories Message-ID: <etPan.530f7de2.5f5e7fd0.302e@shiny.int.lineratesystems.com> In-Reply-To: <etPan.530f7979.6590700b.302e@shiny.int.lineratesystems.com> References: <etPan.530d0f9a.6b8b4567.3ab2@shiny.int.lineratesystems.com> <44fvn64qaf.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> <etPan.530e13fb.3006c83e.302e@shiny.int.lineratesystems.com> <444n3kvhsy.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> <etPan.530f7979.6590700b.302e@shiny.int.lineratesystems.com>
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Builds which do not have the -p suffix in their release string do not hav= e a patch level. Or maybe it's more accurate to say =22If your release string does not con= tain the -p suffix, your build is not from the patched security branch=22= =3F =C2=A0 I'm sure you know better than I how to state this in a technically correc= t way. Thanks, -joe From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 27 18:09:15 2014 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B5A42535 for <freebsd-doc@freebsd.org>; Thu, 27 Feb 2014 18:09:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6809B1437 for <freebsd-doc@freebsd.org>; Thu, 27 Feb 2014 18:09:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.8/8.14.8) with ESMTP id s1RI99pE037365 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:09:09 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.8/8.14.8/Submit) with ESMTP id s1RI99jw037362; Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:09:09 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:09:09 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Joe <j.harman@f5.com> Subject: Re: how to read security advisories In-Reply-To: <etPan.530f7de2.5f5e7fd0.302e@shiny.int.lineratesystems.com> Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1402271108410.37359@wonkity.com> References: <etPan.530d0f9a.6b8b4567.3ab2@shiny.int.lineratesystems.com> <44fvn64qaf.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> <etPan.530e13fb.3006c83e.302e@shiny.int.lineratesystems.com> <444n3kvhsy.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> <etPan.530f7979.6590700b.302e@shiny.int.lineratesystems.com> <etPan.530f7de2.5f5e7fd0.302e@shiny.int.lineratesystems.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.4.3 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:09:10 -0700 (MST) Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project <freebsd-doc.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/freebsd-doc>, <mailto:freebsd-doc-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-doc/>; List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-doc@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-doc-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc>, <mailto:freebsd-doc-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 18:09:15 -0000 On Thu, 27 Feb 2014, Joe wrote: > Builds which do not have the -p suffix in their release string do not have a patch level. > > Or maybe it's more accurate to say "If your release string does not contain the -p suffix, your build is not from the patched security branch"? ?? > I'm sure you know better than I how to state this in a technically correct way. "Release strings without a -p suffix have not been patched."
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