Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:48:10 -0700 From: Joe <j.harman@f5.com> To: <freebsd-doc@freebsd.org> Subject: how to read security advisories Message-ID: <etPan.530d0f9a.6b8b4567.3ab2@shiny.int.lineratesystems.com>
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Hello, I am having trouble understanding the =22Corrected=22 version strings in = security advisories. =C2=A0Could you tell me (or point me to documentatio= n about) what the =22-p=22 extensions mean=3F =46or instance, in the =22How to read security advisories=22 page (http:/= /www5.us.freebsd.org/doc/en=5FUS.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security-adviso= ries.html), there is an example of a list of corrected builds, which cont= ains several lines like =222003-09-23 20:08:42 UTC (RELENG=5F5=5F1, 5.1-R= ELEASE-p6)=22 I understand what 5.1-RELEASE means, but I cannot find references for wha= t the tailing =22-p6=22 means. In this example, if I am running =46reeBSD 5.1, do I already have the fix= =3F How can I tell=3F I have searched the web for the answer, as well (= not easy when looking for =22-p=22), and have had no luck discovering wha= t the -p extension means. =20 Apologies if this is the wrong address to be sending this question to, bu= t security advisories are the only place I've seen this notation, so I wa= s hoping to get an explanation for it when I read the =22how to read=22 p= age, but I didn't=E2=80=A6and the bottom of the page says to email this a= ddress for questions about this document. Could you point me in the right direction=3F Thank you, - Joe Harman
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