Re: Is the woody kernel dangerous?

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 07:49:03PM +0100, Joerg Rossdeutscher wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I use an oldworld mac / woody as router:
> 
> uname -a
> Linux aurora 2.4.18-powerpc #1 Fri Apr 9 13:27:56 UTC 2004 ppc unknown
> 
> This kernel image is from 2002 (file date in debian pool). There is no
> update available for woody. 
> 
> For my x86-debian I can remember lots of security issues in the last 3
> years that had to be patched. Now I wonder if this is a safe kernel? Did
> I do something wrong?

There sure as hell are more recent powerpc kernels, since i did do powerpc
security builds upto sometime last year. I would upgrade that box to a recent
sarge anyway, and use the 2.6.8 kernels on there.

Friendly,

Sven Luther