Re: Philosophic question about kernel 2.2.20 - is it too old (solved)
On Sat, 14 Dec 2002, Rob Weir wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 05:50:38AM +0100, Oliver Fuchs wrote:
> > Hi,
> > this is more "in the abstract" question.
> > I use a kernel 2.2.20 (compiled by myself, based on the debian woody
> > source package: kernel-source-2.2.20).
> > It works perfectly on my laptop.
> > Is there any need to update the kernel in terms of security,
> > performance ... ?
>
> If it works for you, then why update? The latter releases of 2.2
> are/were very solid, and performed very well. 2.4 has still not caught
> up in some cases.
Yes, that is the same conclusion I have come to.
> That said, I think there might be a local DOS attack possible in your
> kernel. The latest 2.2 (2.2.23?) fixes this though, so you could just
> upgrade to that if you decide you really care.
>
> -rob
I will have a look.
Thanx for your help.
Oliver
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