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Date:      Mon, 18 Nov 2024 07:40:44 -0800
From:      Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com>
To:        =?UTF-8?Q?Dag=2DErling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@freebsd.org>
Cc:        "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Unable to update to 14.1-p6
Message-ID:  <CAN6yY1s9CxbmavJg2zPQ3pxz0cOVMYshwxicArotvpYmq8C8-w@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 3:48=E2=80=AFAM Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav <des@freeb=
sd.org> wrote:

> Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> writes:
> > I am running 14.1-p5 and get a daily message that I have a kernel
> security vulnerability:
> > Checking for security vulnerabilities in base (userland & kernel):
> > Fetching vuln.xml.xz: .......... done
> > FreeBSD-kernel-14.1_5 is vulnerable:
> >   FreeBSD -- Unbounded allocation in ctl(4) CAM Target Layer
> >   CVE: CVE-2024-39281
> >   WWW:
> https://vuxml.FreeBSD.org/freebsd/8caa5d60-a174-11ef-9a62-002590c1f29c.ht=
ml
>
> It's a false positive.  The advisory only affected the ctl driver, which
> is not included in the GENERIC kernel, therefore the kernel itself was
> not updated and does not reflect the patch level.
>
> DES
> --
> Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@FreeBSD.org
>

Thanks! This has happened before but I don't recall the warning in the
periodic report. It is, indeed, a tricky problem. At least a note in
UPDATING when there is a security update to a non-GENERIC module would be a
good idea as well as a note in the Security Advisory.
--=20
Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer
E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com
PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon=
t-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 3:48=E2=
=80=AFAM Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:des@freebsd.org" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">des@freebsd.org</a>&gt; wrote:</div><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bor=
der-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Kevin Oberman &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:rkoberman@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">rkoberman@gmail.com</=
a>&gt; writes:<br>
&gt; I am running 14.1-p5 and get a daily message that I have a kernel secu=
rity vulnerability:<br>
&gt; Checking for security vulnerabilities in base (userland &amp; kernel):=
<br>
&gt; Fetching vuln.xml.xz: .......... done<br>
&gt; FreeBSD-kernel-14.1_5 is vulnerable:<br>
&gt; =C2=A0 FreeBSD -- Unbounded allocation in ctl(4) CAM Target Layer<br>
&gt; =C2=A0 CVE: CVE-2024-39281<br>
&gt; =C2=A0 WWW: <a href=3D"https://vuxml.FreeBSD.org/freebsd/8caa5d60-a174=
-11ef-9a62-002590c1f29c.html" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://=
vuxml.FreeBSD.org/freebsd/8caa5d60-a174-11ef-9a62-002590c1f29c.html</a><br>
<br>
It&#39;s a false positive.=C2=A0 The advisory only affected the ctl driver,=
 which<br>
is not included in the GENERIC kernel, therefore the kernel itself was<br>
not updated and does not reflect the patch level.<br>
<br>
DES<br>
-- <br>
Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@FreeBSD.org<br>
</blockquote></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></div><div style=3D"font-family:t=
ahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class=3D"gmail_default">Thanks! This has =
happened before but I don&#39;t recall the warning in the periodic report. =
It is, indeed, a tricky problem. At least a note in UPDATING when there is =
a security update to a non-GENERIC module would be a good idea as well as a=
 note in the Security Advisory.<br></div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_pre=
fix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Kevin=
 Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer<br>E-mail: <a h=
ref=3D"mailto:rkoberman@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">rkoberman@gmail.com</a=
><br></div><div>PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683</=
div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
</div>

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