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Re: kernel security upgrade bollixed need help



On Lu, 12 mai 14, 20:34:37, Paul E Condon wrote:
> I was responding to a recently received security message about the
> linux kernel in Wheezy. I thought I had things configured so that the
> repaired kernel would come from the security repository automagically,
> but ...
> 
> It did appear to be downloading a new kernel and installing it, but
> when it finished nothing appeared to have been changed. I can't retry
> because my system appears to have set flags that the upgrade has been
> done. but there are no new files in /boot or updated symlinks in /.

Why do you expect new files?
 
> This should not be, IMHO. Please ask the questions that need to be asked.
> Note: I am attempting to respond to a security alert, not merely getting
> the latest kernel via wheezy-backports. Or has the system changed to
> a newer way in which wheezy-backports should be used. If so I will definitely
> need a link to explicit steps.

Compare the output of

    apt-cache policy linux-image-<your version and flavour>

to the security announce.

Kind regards,
Andrei
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