Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:50:37 +0100 From: Norman Maurer <norman@apache.org> To: zbigniew szalbot <zbigniew@szalbot.homedns.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: newest security patch and custom kernel Message-ID: <1200379837.6647.6.camel@norman-laptop> In-Reply-To: <478C5183.7090509@szalbot.homedns.org> References: <478C4C94.8080504@szalbot.homedns.org> <1200377886.6647.3.camel@norman-laptop> <478C5183.7090509@szalbot.homedns.org>
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It should be enough to just building and installing the kernel. The freebsd-update should have patched the kernel src files anyway. bye Norman Am Dienstag, den 15.01.2008, 07:24 +0100 schrieb zbigniew szalbot: > Hello, > > > Norman Maurer pisze: > > Hi, > > > > the /usr/src/sys* stuff should be patched anyway. But you need to build > > your kernel again and install it to reflect the changes. Even if i think > > it only update the -p10 label in the case of -p10 patch set. > > > OK. So this page applies to me now? > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html > > 1. > > Change to the /usr/src directory: > > # cd /usr/src > > > 2. > > Compile the kernel: > > # make buildkernel KERNCONF=/MYKERNEL/ > > > 3. > > Install the new kernel: > > # make installkernel KERNCONF=/MYKERNEL/ > > > *Note:* It is required to have full FreeBSD source tree to build the > kernel. > > > I am interested if I need to download latest FBSD sources then? I have > not touched them since I built a custom kernel. > > Thank you! > > Zbigniew Szalbot > > > cheers > > Norman > > > > > > Am Dienstag, den 15.01.2008, 07:03 +0100 schrieb zbigniew szalbot: > > > Hello, > > > > > > Using freebsd-update I applied the latest security patches which were > > > announced yesterday. However, I then notice this message: > > > > > > The following files will be updated as part of updating to 6.2-RELEASE-p10: > > > /boot/GENERIC/kernel > > > > > > My question is whether my update missed the point because I have a > > > custom kernel? If so, do I need to apply it manually as described in the > > > security advisory? If I still want to go down the binary road, how can I > > > make sure my custom kernel gets patched, too? > > > > > > Thank you very much! > > > > > > Zbigniew Szalbot > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > >
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