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Re: Kernel Security Update - 2.2?



"Jacob S." <stormspotter@6texans.net> writes:

> Ok, I haven't seen anyone else ask it, so I'll ask the dumb question I
> couldn't find an answer for. :-)
>
> Is the 2.2 kernel series affected by the bug found in the 2.4 and 2.6
> kernel tree?  My assumption would be yes, but if not, it would save me
> some work.
>
> In other words, I'm trying to figure out how soon I need to learn how to
> setup iptables to replace my aging ipchains. :-)

Note that, independent of everything else, you can still use ipchains
under kernel 2.4; my home gateway machine does this.  Alas, the
configuration is sufficiently complicated that I actually need to
learn how it works, rather than just doing something like installing
the ipmasq package.  :-)

-- 
David Maze         dmaze@debian.org      http://people.debian.org/~dmaze/
"Theoretical politics is interesting.  Politicking should be illegal."
	-- Abra Mitchell



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