From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 28 22:57:06 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0496106564A for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:57:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from mail.potentialtech.com (internet.potentialtech.com [66.167.251.6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8582E8FC13 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:57:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from working (pool-72-95-226-5.pitbpa.ftas.verizon.net [72.95.226.5]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.potentialtech.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id A201EEBC0A; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:57:05 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:57:05 -0500 From: Bill Moran To: Nerius Landys Message-Id: <20090128175705.3677bafb.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <560f92640901281416m784f85c4h9014c5e834980893@mail.gmail.com> References: <560f92640901281416m784f85c4h9014c5e834980893@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.5.0 (GTK+ 2.12.11; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: security holes X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:57:06 -0000 Nerius Landys wrote: > > I'm running 7.0-RELEASE and I want to defer upgrading to the current > update (currently p9) and/or upgrading to 7.1 for as long as possible. > I occasionally csup /usr/src and have a gander at /usr/src/UPDATING, > but I don't understand to the fullest extent what security holes may > affect my system. > > What do you suggest that I do so that I am informed immediately when I > need to upgrade from 7.0-RELEASE to something else because of a > security hole that affects my system? How will I know? Ascertaining what security holes will affect your system is complicated. If you have to ask this question, then I recommend that you apply all security updates immediately and always assume that every vulnerability is a potential problem for you. -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com