Date: Fri, 07 Feb 1997 15:59:21 +0000 From: Patrice BLEUZE <fritz!pbl@dorotech.fr> To: Fred Woodbridge <fred@internetmedia.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Headache about Release Message-ID: <32FB5159.794BDF32@dorotech.fr> References: <199702071456.JAA14002@internetmedia.com>
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Fred Woodbridge wrote: > > due to some security problems 2.1.6 will be replaced by 2.1.7. > > > > pbl@dorotech.fr > > > > Pray tell, where did you hear about security problems with 2.1.6? > I would like to know because I have just also bought a walnut creek > CD with 2.1.6 and would like to know what to tell my boss who wants > to upgrade. > > Thanks! This is the README-2.1.6 file (dated the 970204 at 21:53) found on a mirror site (ftp.ibp.fr) : > There has been a serious security hole found in FreeBSD 2.1.6 that > is being fixed right now. It will be replaced with a new release, > FreeBSD 2.1.7, which will contain fixes for this and other bugs. The > new release should be available in a day or two; sorry for any > inconvenience. > The FreeBSD Project That's all I know for the moment. pbl@dorotech.fr
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