Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 19:41:53 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Ben Blonder <ben@shopsummit.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What am I running? Message-ID: <3EA08D41.9020302@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <BAC5FEAE.2145%ben@shopsummit.com> References: <BAC5FEAE.2145%ben@shopsummit.com>
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Ben Blonder wrote: > I recently became aware of a security problem on my system (detailed at > ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:08.exec.asc) > > I installed FreeBSD 4.4 the first day it came out, so I think I'm running > 4.4-RELEASE. However, the security advisory recommends solutions for > RELENG_4_4 or 4.4-STABLE. Probably running 4.4-RELEASE. "uname -a" will tell you. > My question: can I use a patch for one of those branches on my system or > will it muck something up? It's likely to work. But you're probably better off updating to the RELENG_4_4 branch as it has all the security fixes for 4.4. Basically, if you can apply the patch without errors and the system builds, you're probably good to go. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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