Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:12:14 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Mike Brown <mike@skew.org> Cc: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com>, freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-11:05.unix Message-ID: <4E86A12E.3070600@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <201110010410.p914Ap3F001617@chilled.skew.org> References: <201110010410.p914Ap3F001617@chilled.skew.org>
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On 09/30/2011 21:10, Mike Brown wrote: > Eitan Adler wrote: >>> do I reboot for this one, or not? >> The kernel is changed, so yes. > > Thanks. I had guessed a reboot was needed, but the advisory only mentioned a > reboot in the context of building the kernel from sources. Hopefully, when a > reboot is required, future advisories will mention it in the freebsd-update(8) > instructions. When would a reboot not be needed for a kernel change? -- Nothin' ever doesn't change, but nothin' changes much. -- OK Go Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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