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Re: Woody boot-floppies use flawed kernels



Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> [Thomas Viehmann]
> 
>>For installation at least, a local root hole is completely
>>irrelevant. (There is no root password and no users.)
>>The only thing that needs to be ensured is that the installed kernel
>>is not vulnerable. That means
>>- until a new point release is made, stock kernels should be automatically
>>  upgraded via the security.d.o apt-lines,
> 
> 
> This do not work as you expect it.  The kernel used by b-f is copied
> into place on the HD by b-f.  There is no package to upgrade.  No
> kernel package is installed by b-f, and the people with a stock woody
> will have the security problem until they manually install a new and
> improved kernel.

Yes. I see now. Sorry for the misinformation.

Cheers

T.

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