From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 9 09:13:22 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3518F16A4CE for ; Fri, 9 Jan 2004 09:13:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from gw.celabo.org (gw.celabo.org [208.42.49.153]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6126D43D4C for ; Fri, 9 Jan 2004 09:13:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nectar@celabo.org) Received: from madman.celabo.org (madman.celabo.org [10.0.1.111]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "madman.celabo.org", Issuer "celabo.org CA" (verified OK)) by gw.celabo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A62E5482B for ; Fri, 9 Jan 2004 11:13:17 -0600 (CST) Received: by madman.celabo.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 269056D45F; Fri, 9 Jan 2004 11:13:17 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 11:13:17 -0600 From: "Jacques A. Vidrine" To: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org Message-ID: <20040109171317.GA67421@madman.celabo.org> Mail-Followup-To: "Jacques A. Vidrine" , freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i-ja.1 Subject: Security Officer-supported branches update X-BeenThere: freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Security issues [members-only posting] List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2004 17:13:22 -0000 Hello Everyone, The branches supported by the FreeBSD Security Officer have been updated to reflect recent EoL (end-of-life) events. The new list is below (and should appear at soon). FreeBSD 4.7 has `expired', but I have extended the EoL date for FreeBSD 5.1. If you are running FreeBSD 4.7 or older and you wish to be certain to get critical bug fixes, it is recommended that you upgrade to one of the newer security branches. [Excerpt from http://www.freebsd.org/security/] FreeBSD Security Advisories The FreeBSD Security Officer provides security advisories for several branches of FreeBSD development. These are the -STABLE Branches and the Security Branches. (Advisories are not issued for the -CURRENT Branch.) * There is usually only a single -STABLE branch, although during the transition from one major development line to another (such as from FreeBSD 4.x to 5.x), there is a time span in which there are two -STABLE branches. The -STABLE branch tags have names like RELENG_4. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 4.6-STABLE. * Each FreeBSD Release has an associated Security Branch. The Security Branch tags have names like RELENG_4_6. The corresponding builds have names like FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE-p7. Each branch is supported by the Security Officer for a limited time only, typically through 12 months after the release. The estimated lifetimes of the currently supported branches are given below. The Estimated EoL (end-of-life) column gives the earliest date on which that branch is likely to be dropped. Please note that these dates may be extended into the future, but only extenuating circumstances would lead to a branch's support being dropped earlier than the date listed. +----------------------------------------+ | Branch | Release | Estimated EoL | |----------+-----------+-----------------| |RELENG_4 |n/a |October 31, 2004 | |----------+-----------+-----------------| |RELENG_4_8|4.8-RELEASE|March 31, 2004 | |----------+-----------+-----------------| |RELENG_4_9|4.9-RELEASE|October 31, 2004 | |----------+-----------+-----------------| |RELENG_5_1|5.1-RELEASE|February 28, 2004| +----------------------------------------+ Older releases are not maintained and users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to one of the supported releases mentioned above. Cheers, -- Jacques Vidrine . NTT/Verio SME . FreeBSD UNIX . Heimdal nectar@celabo.org . jvidrine@verio.net . nectar@freebsd.org . nectar@kth.se ----- Forwarded message from Jacques Vidrine ----- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 09:10:53 -0800 (PST) From: Jacques Vidrine To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: cvs commit: www/en/security security.sgml Message-Id: <200401091710.i09HAr2A015022@repoman.freebsd.org> nectar 2004/01/09 09:10:53 PST FreeBSD doc repository Modified files: en/security security.sgml Log: Security Officer-supported branches updated: FreeBSD 4.7 removed: it has passed the published EoL. FreeBSD 5.1 extended. Reminded by: Colin Percival Revision Changes Path 1.149 +3 -8 www/en/security/security.sgml ----- End forwarded message -----