Re: Kernel update
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Jean-Philippe MENGUAL wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I might do a mistake but I don't think backported kernel will be updated
> since squeeze is freezed. I was said that now only security updates will
> be done, no upgrade anymore. Backports have to be tested prior being
> backported. So... I think backports will be froozen too.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jean-Philippe MENGUAL
>
>
> Le mercredi 25 août 2010 à 00:10 +0100, Simon Iremonger a écrit :
>>> Are there any plans to prepare an updated linux-2.6 backport? The
>>> changelog from 2.6.32-15 to 2.6.32-20 is starting to look quite
>>> substantial, including a number of security fixes.
>>> Dominic.
>> I wonder what we can do to get better support here anyway.
>> Backports.org is/has-been a very useful service...
>>
>> I found that a postfix 2.6.5 created here works really well
>> but I'm never got any answers how to help get it as an
>> official backport or indeed why maybe it shouldn't be.
>> I find that the linux-image backport is missing the
>> linux-modules-xen- ... related backport which is a pain
>> for those with paravirtualized domU's. Again no answer.
>>
>>
>> Is the a good howto on how to become a debian packager
>> and maintain backports... etc...?
>>
>> Does it need more people or an organizational change?
>>
>> --Simon
>
It was security update for lenny:
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094
There is a seriously vulnerability in the current kernels:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2240
I hope that it will be patched in the backports too, am I wrong?
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