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Re: passwords changed?



On Sun, Apr 11, 2004 at 11:15:10AM +0200, LeVA wrote:
> I always compile the latest stable 2.4 kernel with loadable modules 
> disabled, but I don't apply any kernel patches.
> Is this "safe", or I must apply some security patch?

None of the recent kernel-level vulnerabilities have required module
support to be enabled.  So no, it is not safe to run pre-2.4.25 kernels
unless you manually apply backported fixes or use the kernels provided
by the Debian security team.

noah

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