Re: Xen 4.1.6.1 backport + Ubuntu patches ready for testing (take 3)
"Simon Iremonger (debian)" <debian@iremonger.me.uk> writes:
>>> So there's *another* escalation through Qemu/HVM to backport. I wonder
>>> if it's worth postponing this upload?
> By the looks of things that only affects HVM mode and only with
> a non-default video adapter.
>
> I think the other patches actually being released is more important in
> short-term. Be aware there is another XSA-176 in embargo at the
> moment, anyway, bay be best to sort that out at same time, in the
> (suggested) "next week" ...
>
> http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/
>
>> I think it might be worth uploading what he have, and then fixing this
>> security issue in another upload.
> +1 to that idea =).
>
> Important this change to 4.1.6.1 gets used and tested for regressions
> over the debian 4.1.4 version anyway, thats' a substantial change
> unto itself anyway?
Any objections by anybody if I upload Antoine Beaupré's packages to
Debian, this Monday morning at Melbourne timezone?
https://people.debian.org/~anarcat/debian/wheezy-lts/
Unless of course Antoine Beaupré wants to do it himself; he said he
might have time this week.
--
Brian May <bam@debian.org>
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