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Date:      Tue, 25 Feb 2014 13:55:33 -0800
From:      Xin Li <delphij@delphij.net>
To:        Joe <j.harman@f5.com>, freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: how to read security advisories
Message-ID:  <530D1155.8090903@delphij.net>
In-Reply-To: <etPan.530d0f9a.6b8b4567.3ab2@shiny.int.lineratesystems.com>
References:  <etPan.530d0f9a.6b8b4567.3ab2@shiny.int.lineratesystems.com>

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On 02/25/14 13:48, Joe wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am having trouble understanding the "Corrected" version strings
> in security advisories.  Could you tell me (or point me to
> documentation about) what the "-p" extensions mean?

That's patchlevel.  -p1 means patchlevel 1.

If you have -p2, that means you have fixes from all up to patchlevel 2.

Cheers,
- -- 
Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net>    https://www.delphij.net/
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