Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:00:55 -0400 From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> To: Melanie Schulte <m-freebsd@fuglos.org> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-13:05.nfsserver Message-ID: <20130501030055.GF1579@glenbarber.us> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1305010443140.76122@m.fuglos.org> References: <201304292208.QAA16119@lariat.net> <20130430034603.GF1588@glenbarber.us> <201304300416.WAA20729@lariat.net> <20130430042415.GG1588@glenbarber.us> <CADLo839_J40E4O2s7Af3r1stH98B-fjKtBwmNovaPfY7peqi7Q@mail.gmail.com> <201304301936.NAA02519@lariat.net> <20130430211531.GA1621@glenbarber.us> <201304302241.QAA05359@lariat.net> <20130430224850.GA1579@glenbarber.us> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1305010443140.76122@m.fuglos.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Wed, May 01, 2013 at 04:47:48AM +0200, Melanie Schulte wrote: > Hi, > > >I disagree that there is a problem, however, since users building a > >custom kernel should _not_ use freebsd-update(8) for kernel > >upgrades. > > Could you please elaborate on that? I have also built my own kernel on > my servers and I must have missed the section in the handbook saying > that running a custom kernel implies that freebsd-update should not be > used. > > Given a security problem, I don't want to spend hours recompiling my > base system whereas freebsd-update fixed the problem in seconds. > freebsd-update(8) _always_ installs GENERIC. Glen [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJRgIVnAAoJEFJPDDeguUaju+YH/2fAWKRQoJsHGcLHbhKnDIDG LfXaCkVNxnMqAydrw+gS+wfZRKWi1Yg/lNoQt2gxP8xT8j2PSGEVriDI4j/GjwBt pZ0ndT656kfE/OJGOQ8xAoU+5lGR8aSqdkQdk2puyBfRM78AC4jQ3AnJK+qkoaQO PS49nFNOOSuQ047/hBitxA5RKYRgqzNbVHi5UA7NsF9f/FxfCz/5vpTTqO2Otel7 lnGhUDg0vsi1imS78lUYN2DprvRqbbWfsy89hK47khUTTh8y7BJSd9zR/w4d7H52 U5ndr6J+PC53NRHdN2Iyn8l9K8nAX511M0NFfb1gSUTsgDIt6CCLlsDo2Qtrxlk= =g+ty -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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